On Reading Empirical Research in Writing...

The text gives you quite a bit of info right away. I expected to be taken back by this info, but it seemed to be already known facts (sometimes hidden in archaic language). I wanted the author to "cut to the chase" without all of the background info. The background knowledge is a little bit interesting, like when she mentions the need for mechanical handbooks in the military leading to research on composition and rhetoric. Her thoughts on how to organize research with notecards scared me a little. Color-coded, word-coded, catalogued, and more seemed confusing to me. Even if I don't agree with her method of cataloguing research her point is still worth noting. Keep track of all materials and info as you go along! Unfortunately, this is something I know I am going to have difficulty with as I conduct my own research.