RESEARCHING THE SPEECH C.ShoreFall 2015 East San Gabriel Valley, ROP

Learning Objectives 7.1: Make strategic choices about research in light of your audience and your purpose. 7.2: Identify types of material that are available to support the ideas in your speech. 7.3: Use tools to locate supporting materials for your speech. 7.4: Describe several categories of sources you can use as supporting materials and when you might use each. 7.5: Explain the factors that can cause evidence to be deficient and the strategic questions you can use to evaluate Internet evidence. 7.6: Conduct research efficiently and productively. 7.7: Explain and use guidelines for how to cite sources and how to take notes about your research.

7.1: Strategic Perspectives on Research Three basic goals: To develop or strengthen your own expertise on the topic To find the evidence that will support your ideas To make your ideas coherent, obvious, understandable, and pertinent to your audience Research Choices: How much general background reading to do What issues will require supporting material What types of supporting material is required How much supporting material is required

7.2: Types of Supporting Material Personal experience Common knowledge “Social knowledge” Direct observation Examples Brief examples Hypothetical examples Anecdotes Case Studies Documents Primary evidence Strong support Statistics Simple enumeration Surveys and polls Rates of change Experiments Testimony Factual Opinion

7.3: Tools for Locating Supporting Material Search engines Electronic databases Catalogs Indexes Newspaper Periodical Government http://ballotpedia.org/California_elections,_2015 © Blend Images / Alamy Images

7.3: Tools for Locating Supporting Material A search page of the EBSCOhost database

7.4: Sources of Supporting Material Periodicals General-interest Specific-interest Technical Newspapers Books Reference works Government publications Other materials found online Interviews Prepare for the person Prepare for the subject Prepare for the format Open v. Closed ended questions Conduct the interview competently Take notes or record interview Determine main points

Researching Your Topic Types of Info Eval. Source Testimony (expert vs. lay) Scholarship/statistics Anecdotes Quotes Compare + contrast Credible Up-to-Date Accurate Relevant Reliable CRAAP test -> http://www.gettysburg.edu/library/research/tips/webeval/

7.5: Evaluating Evidence Potential Deficiencies in Evidence Unavailable for inspection Inaccurate or uncertain Not credible Not from expert Inconsistent Contradicted Outdated Irrelevant

7.5: Evaluating Evidence The Quality of Internet Evidence Is the site credible? Who set up the website? What are the source’s credentials? What is the purpose? Does the content reflect scholarship? Can you confirm the info? When was the website updated?

7.6: A Plan for Research Start early Determine where you’re going Bring materials Learn library layout Develop preliminary bibliography

7.6: A Plan for Research Organize bibliography Read critically Use multiple sources Avoid plagiarism Keep a speech file Know when to stop

7.7: Note Taking Use a flexible system Include bibliographic citations Quote or paraphrase sources Properly cite quotations Take notes only once APA Reference list -> https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/r esource/560/05/ © Michael Newman / PhotoEdit Inc.

Take Away 7.1: Make strategic choices about research in light of your audience and your purpose. 3 basic goals 5 strategic choices to consider while researching 7.2: Identify types of material that are available to support the ideas in your speech. Personal experiences, common knowledge, direct observation, examples, documents, stats, experiments 7.3: Use tools to locate supporting materials for your speech. 7.4: Describe several categories of sources you can use as supporting materials and when you might use each. Academic journals, books, .edu’s/.gov’s

Take Away 7.5: Explain the factors that can cause evidence to be deficient and the strategic questions you can use to evaluate Internet evidence. Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose 7.6: Conduct research efficiently and productively. Start with an outline, make a reference list 7.7: Explain and use guidelines for how to cite sources and how to take notes about your research. Use the APA reference list: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05/