Research Story
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ENG102_MH_V5 | Writing Assignment 6: Research Story
Assignment Guide: Research Story
Assignment Overview What is a Research Story?
Research stories share an inquiry process you have conducted; in story form, it discusses how you went about researching a topic, and ultimately, what you learned by conducting the inquiry. The research story should be highly understandable to anyone reading about your experience, regardless if they have read your Research Essay.
What is meant by a research “story?”
In this assignment, you can see yourself as a scholar who embarked on a journey to learn, and ultimately, to prove something about your chosen topic. You certainly faced many challenges, with perhaps the most important one being convincing your audience that your claim is worth considering. Like any personal narrative, you can share this journey in �rst person, as you are the protagonist—the main hero. Telling the story of your research process and then re�ecting on it should not only provide closure to your research experience, but also to enlighten any reader who wants to learn about your encounter with a research project.
In what format do I share my Research Story?
Your Research Story will be divided into three sections—each with a noted header: An introduction, the research process, and a discussion. Each section entails the following:
The Introduction: Your introduction should begin with a “hook” to engage the reader in your initial research question and the topic you explored. The introduction will also establish the importance and relevance of the conducted research. The Research Process: This is where you take the audience on a narrative journey sharing with them “the story” of how your research began—all the twists, turns, ups, downs—and how it ended. Be descriptive, exploratory, and detailed. The Discussion: This section asks you to draw a conclusion about the research journey. The discussion allows you to share with your audience what you learned (or didn’t learn) from conducting the research. You might also discuss why the audience should care about something you have written—what you �nd relevant about the topic and the inquiry you conducted.
What should the tone of my Research Story be?
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Unlike other academic essays, the Research Story’s tone can look, sound and feel like many things. Most importantly, tone can have an important effect on your audience’s experience with and interpretation of your voice and story. Consider the following types of tone:
Inspiring Humorous Passionate Emotional Boastful Technical Conversational Academic
Who is my audience?
A research story is written for a general audience—not a community of experts on your chosen research topic. Thus, you may need to explain things a little more than you would to a group of individuals well- versed on your topic. First and foremost, do not assume that your audience has read your Research Essay. You’ll want to be extremely explicit as you introduce, illustrate, and discuss your research process.
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