When i first started reading chapters 1 and 8 i definitely could relate to what Mr. William Badke was talking about how to research. In chapter 1 i liked when he discussed about false research and how it deals with generalities and surveys. It loves a superficial look at a big topic, and abhors depth and analysis. I like how he describes how us students think about when we enter a library researching for a book and we find it but we get frozen up on how to get started on writing the paper because we don’t know what topic we are going to write about, nor how to get started. I could relate to that because i always freeze when i have to research something and i don’t know what my topic is going to be about, but i like what he is trying to explain to us and that is to have confidence on what you are doing.
In chapter 8 i like how he discusses note taking, to me i believe that if students can take good notes i think they can pass all of there classes without any problems nor complaints. It’s always good to refresh your memory on things and to help you write a good research paper when it comes o thinking about what your topic is going to be about. Mr.Williams Badke’s book is very interesting and i can’t wait to read the rest of his chapters.
Writers block is our enemy and that first step in writing be it a research paper or report can be difficult at time. Yet your response is well founded. Good note taking will be part of the direction to passing any class. I have encountered this type of pleasant writing style before and it was actually in a book about stocks and Wall St.