Try This: Research Methods for Writers

by Jennifer Clary-Lemon, Derek N. Mueller, Kate Pantelides

Try This explores interdisciplinary research methods employed in research in writing studies but rarely drawn upon in undergraduate courses. This shifts writing instruction from a model of knowledge delivery and solitary research to a pedagogy of knowledge-making and an acknowledgment of research writing as collective, overlapping, and distributed. Each chapter is organized around methods to approach a particular kind of primary data--texts, artifacts, places, and images. Accompanying "Try This" invention projects in each chapter invite readers to "try" the research methods. Some projects are designed to try during class time and take 5 to 15 minutes, while others are extensive and will take days to accomplish. Each research writing opportunity introduced in a "Try This" invention project is designed to scaffold a research project. Each chapter offers different genres that allow research to circulate and connect meaningfully with audiences, including digital research posters, data visualizations, and short-form presentations. This book is also available as an open access ebook through the WAC Clearinghouse.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646423127
• ISBN13: 9781646423125
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Wac Clearinghouse
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.8" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up