Summary:

In his article What is it we do when we write articles like this one, Michael Kleine, discusses an experiment he conducted based on a system of hunting and gathering. He first frames his article by explaining his hypothesis about heuristic method of research. Heuristic methodology is based of a problem solving pattern/ process. Throughout the course of the article he interviews different colleagues and their path to researching and writing an article such as the one he is writing. He targets the students that he sees and can tell are writing research papers in the "night library". He argues writing that includes research of any kind must be seen as being both strategic and heuristic.   In conclusion he is left with a contradiction, as he says he found his subjects to be similar in the way that they all started from a point of interest to them and by talking with their peers about the subject before starting. but they were also all different in the way they recalled their writing process. The processes varied according to discipline  personality, and ultimately their task at hand.

Synthesis:

Kleine's Article What is it we do when we write articles like this one, is mainly about using a combination of hunting/gathering. Finding information and discovering information. He also talks about the process in which one should begin to write their own paper, weather it should be starting with research or the writing itself and how to find a balance between the two. By incorporating both Greene's framing ideas from his article Argument as Conversation and Kleine's research ideas beginning to write a knowledgeable paper should become much easier.


Discussion and Journaling:

1. I feel that Kleine is talking about writing in away that is newer to me.  I feel like im more accustom to the linear stage models of the writing process, where you pre write, and then the outline or pre-write is suppose to guide you through the rest of your paper.

3. Kleine discusses the way each colleague has their own idea of how to research. I think the role of sources varies on each person he interviewed.  He mentions how the scientist use more procedure and methodology, empirical data gathering, and focus a lot more on the research itself. On the other hand the humanities tended to view writing and reading as the research, and the creative writer said he began his process with the writing itself. Personally, Ive always been one to try to work writing and the language of the paper directly with the research itself because both are important. but at the same time I tend to find all of my sources at the same time, so I know I have fulfilled the requirements of the paper.

4. I think if I were to follow what Kleine is talking about I would, follow more of the scientist path, and research first to better understand the topic. I think I would also start by finding a topic that is interesting enough that I want to learn more about, and maybe even bring the topic up in conversation among peer to see what their perceptions of the topic are to help me generate a starting point.

Thoughts:

I found Kleine's article very fascinating,  I had never thought about discovering my own research just by talking to people and making my own assumptions and putting together my own perspective about the topic. I feel like I will definitely use this in my next research paper.

Before you read: When looking at my syllabi for courses this semester I can see I have many papers that will occur this semester. At this point in time a imagine doing most of my research on the internet, looking at journals and scholarly articles about the topic, sifting through the information for what to use as sources. I think in order to accomplish the project I will need to become better at researching and using my sources to their potential.