Call Me Old-Fashioned

Mock me all you want, but I love taking notes the old-fashioned way, with pen and paper.  While I’m an adequate typist, I can still write faster than I can type.  The education I received from elementary school through high school reinforced the note-taking process.  And while I thought it was torture at the time, I have to thank my high school anatomy and physiology teacher Mrs. Peoples who forced us to copy from transparencies with a strict time limit.  Once the ten minutes was up, that was it – no more notes for you!  Because of her, I learned to create my own shorthand, and to copy rapidly and precisely.  Now, that’s not to say my notes are always precise or legible, but I do try.


Below you’ll find my handwritten notes concerning this research project.  I include my notes in order to expose my approach to research and my process, which is the driving force behind this research blog.

Artifact Inventory

Key Issues & Keywords

My Visit to Dr. Logan’s AML3286 Class (Early American Women’s Words)


5 October 2010:
The class brainstormed to create a list of themes encountered within their texts in preparation for their midterm, which I documented in my notes.  The reading list for AML3286 and LIT6216 shares many of the same texts, so I found this list helpful for my own research.  I was also very impressed by the connections they were able to make between their texts.


Two presentations were scheduled – Andrea (“Anna Boylens Letter to King Henry the 8th”) and Ashley (“Friendship within Milcah Martha Moore’s Commonplace Book”).  Both handouts are presented below, in addition to my notes concerning the class discussion.


The last ten minutes of class were spent working on an in-class exercise, as presented by Dr. Logan.  The official directions are presented below, and I’ve included my selection/letter too.

7 October 2010:
The class presented sample questions for their upcoming midterm, and Dr. Logan shared her chart method of studying for multiple texts and theories.


Two presentations were scheduled – Erica (“The Ladies Lamentation over an empty Cannister”) and Maria (“Copy of a Letter from M[.] Morris”).  Both handouts are presented below, in addition to my notes concerning the class discussion.

Abstract

My Notes on A Colonial Woman’s Bookshelf

Paper Proposal