Using the information in this guide, explore the digital archival and library resources available and answer the following questions.
- Choose one of the digital repositories from this guide or another one that you're familiar with. Which digital repository did you choose? Why?
- Look at the items and materials available in the repository. Choose one or two that you think would be interesting for your research. Can you access a digital reproduction of the item(s)?
- If not, how would you go about getting access to the item(s) based on what you learned today? Always remember that you can ask a CMU librarian for assistance in these situations.
- What details or information in the item(s) might improve your understanding of the history of composition pedagogy?
- What information do you wish was present in the item(s) to better understand how composition was taught?
- What other primary sources do you think might be helpful to better inform your research?
