Primary Research and Writing

Lynée Lewis Gaillet is Professor of English at Georgia State University where she directs the Writing Studio and Lower Division Studies. She is author of numerous articles addressing Scottish rhetoric, writing program administration, and composition/rhetoric pedagogy. She is editor of Scottish Rhetoric and Its Influences (1998), Stories of Mentoring (2008), and The Present State of the History of Rhetoric (2010). Michelle F. Eble is associate professor of rhetoric and professional communication at East Carolina University where she serves as Director of Graduate Studies. She has published in Computers and Composition, Technical Communication, and Technical Communication Quarterly on professional writing theory and practice, especially as it relates to rhetorical engagement, technology, and design. She is the co-editor of Stories on Mentoring: Theory and Praxis (2008).

Primary Research and Writing transformed the way I teach first year composition. When students become researchers, they become passionate about research and writing. My students saw research, writing, and critical analysis as relevant and even necessary activities. As a result, my classroom became a community of scholars immersed in examining the world around them, and I haven't looked back since. Candace Nadon, professor at Fort Lewis College Teaching writing via communities and primary research truly enlivens and enriches the first-year classroom. Primary Research and Writing: People, Places, and Spaces is an incredibly useful text for exploring how to gather and write up firsthand data in the twenty-first century. Filled with wide-ranging contemporary examples, the text connects research and writing methods with various local and global communities in a manner that students find helpful and accessible. Matthew Sansbury, professor at Georgia State UniversityRevitalize and recharge your composition or expository writing or history or service-learning class! This approach energized my students, who took off running to investigate a community of their choice using primary sources in the archives and in the world around them. I had the joy of seeing them take ownership of their writing. Amanda C. Gable, Graduate Teaching Assistant at Georgia State University

• PrefacePart I : Primary Research and Rhetorical Tools 1. Introduction to Primary Research 2. Defining and Engaging with Communities 3. Identifying a Research Topic and Thinking Like a Researcher4. Becoming an Authority on a Topic Part II: Methods for Inquiry and Conducting Primary Research 5. Beginning Archival Research: A Practical Guide6. Fieldwork and Ethnographic Observation 7. Interviews: Researching People8. Surveys: Researching Beliefs, Opinions, and AttitudesPart III: Writing and Delivering Your Research9. A Rhetorical Approach to Research and Writing10. Reporting and Delivering Research Findings11. Documenting Your Research: MLA12. Documenting Your Research: APAAppendix -Archival Resources