Philosophy 5: Critical Thinking and Composition

Pierce College

Department of History, Philosophy, & Sociology

Writing Group Exercise on Research

(Notes on the importance of group exercises.) 

Group Work Summary: In groups discuss your research topics. 

Step 1 (five minutes): Identify your research topic (e.g., implicit bias, self-awareness, other-awareness, etc.).  Identify your research sub-topic, if you have one (e.g., food, racism, your major, age-bias, video games, healthcare, policing, advertising, etc.). 

Step 2 (five minutes):  In groups, discuss your particular research topic, and sub-topic.  Help any colleagues in your group discover their sub-topic, if they need one.  

Step 3 (ten minutes):  In the same groups, assist each other in coming up with a list of synonyms for their topic and sub-topic for use in research databases. 

Step 4 (one minute):  Submit a sheet of paper for your group with today's date and your group members' names it, and "Research Synonyms" as a title.