Blog 11: Four Points on Developing a Research Plan

Generra Johnson

9 October 2012

ENG 3029-01

Professor Chandler

Blog 11: Four Points on Developing a Research Plan

1.      My topic is the plot of a story. But to analyze it even more my topic is a romantic plot of a story. The people that have done research on my story are: Janice A. Radway, who wrote Reading the Romance: Woman Patriarchy, and Popular Literature.

2.      My research question is: How do I develop a romantic story plot like Rebecca? How do I develop a romantic story plot?

3.      What I need to do in order to answer my research question is research in the library, ask questions, and read research on romantic topics. The topics of romance that I will look for in the library are major authors who have made romance novels. I will also look for books on authors and critics who a critiqued romance novels. As for who I will ask questions to I have thought about that question. I can only ask questions to people who read romance novels. I can ask them the question; What do you think of the romance novel that you have read? I can also ask the question: What type of genre of romance do you like, for example- dramatic romance, or comical romance? But I will not be able to ask an author about how they made a romance story, because I do not know any authors who have created romance stories.

4.      I hope to uncover the methods behind developing a romantic plot in a story. That is my purpose and that is what I would like to discover. My research question is: How do I develop a romantic story plot? I will be gathering information on the college research papers, books that different authors wrote, and I will be gathering information from articles in journals. I will not be interviewing anyone.

5.      My list of resources and primary resources are:

·         Mystery and the Romance Reader pages 161-178 Version of record first published: 23 Sep 2008 Article Views: 37  DOI:10.1300/J105v29n03_12 Tracy Allen http://library.kean.edu:2134/doi/abs/10.1300/J105v29n03_12 (Primary)

·         Reading the Romance: Woman Patriarchy, and Popular Literature Janice A. Radway (Primary)

·         Romance and Agency: An Argument Revisited DOI:10.1080/02732173.1997.9982177 Marcella Thompson^a, Patricia Koski^b & Lori Holyfield^b  pages 437-451 Received: 25 May 1996
Accepted: 27 Jan 1997 Version of record first published: 30 Jul 2010 http://library.kean.edu:2134/doi/abs/10.1080/02732173.1997.9982177

·         Book Review of "Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media: Analysis and Criticism of Unrealistic Portrayals and Their Influence," by Mary-Lou Galician DOI: 10.1207/s15405710pc0304_5 Christine Bachen pages 273-275 Version of record first published: 19 Nov 2009 http://library.kean.edu:2134/doi/abs/10.1207/s15405710pc0304_5

 

·         ROMANCE WRITING 101.,  York, Rebecca, Writer; Dec2011, Vol. 124 Issue 12, p34-36, 3p, Article, 00439517, 67199336, Academic Search Premier http://library.kean.edu:2055/ehost/detail?vid=4&hid=110&sid=1f242acd-ab38-4a26-886b-98d06e1794b8%40sessionmgr112&bdata=JkF1dGhUeXBlPWNvb2tpZSxpcCx1cmwsY3BpZCZjdXN0aWQ9a2VhbmluZiZzaXRlPWVob3N0LWxpdmU%3d#db=aph&AN=67199336 (Primary)

• Romance., Ramsdell, Kristin^{1 ,}Article, Library Journal; Jan2005, Vol. 130 Issue 1, p90-90, 1/2p 03630277, 15693732, Academic Search Premier http://library.kean.edu:2055/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=110&sid=1f242acd-ab38-4a26-886b-98d06e1794b8%40sessionmgr112&bdata=JkF1dGhUeXBlPWNvb2tpZSxpcCx1cmwsY3BpZCZjdXN0aWQ9a2VhbmluZiZzaXRlPWVob3N0LWxpdmU%3d#db=aph&AN=15693732 (Primary)