Process+Journal+Qs

Questions:

1. Why did you choose your topic? Are you still happy with your choice?

I chose to research Michael Jordan because I wanted to learn about the greatest NBA player in history. I also wanted to see how he was doing as a manager. I am still content with my choice as I have learned a lot about Jordan. Researching him has been a very interesting experience.

2.  What facts about your topic interested you most? Did this kind of project help you get a better understanding of your topic than you might have with a more traditional kind of research paper? If so, why and in what ways did it help?

The most interesting thing I learned about Jordan would be that he was cut from his high school basketball team, because that inspired me. It also teaches that not giving up does pay off. This was helpful, because I got to learn about the important events in Jordan's life, but more about him than if I were to write a paper. If I wrote a paper, I probably would have not known that Jordan still wore his UNC uniform under his Bulls uniform.

3. What criteria did you use in deciding on the genres to include in your paper? What piece was the hardest or most challenging to write? Why? The most fun or interesting? Why?

Deciding on genres was difficult. It became easier when I learned of all the different genres there were to pick from. When I learned how simple some genres were (to write), I got some good ideas about how to use them. The hardest piece was the narrative, because I became so involved in my made-up character, that I forgot that the reason I was writing it was to write about Michael Jordan. The most fun genre was the list because I got to research Michael Jordan's accomplishments.

4. What goals did you have for your research? Did you meet those?

My research goals for the project were to see Michael Jordan as the amazing player, but also as the struggling coach. Three of my resources were about the player and two were about the manager, so those goals were met.

5. How much information did you collect? How easy or hard was it to find information?

I collected a lot of information about Michael Jordan. It was easy to collect information because Jordan is so famous, that a lot of websites have information about him.