Roles and Goals for Meeting with Reading Advisor, Dr. Joyce Valenza

Roles
1. Guide with research strategies, where to find primary and other sources, and where to find information in general.
2. Help with logical thought process in thesis paper (i.e. check logical thinking and ensure that organization/support makes sense)

Goals
1. Locate and utilize primary source documents (religious texts, Medieval texts, records, etc.) on spice and spice trade
2. Craft an thesis paper that makes new conclusions on synthesized information, while also acknowledging common knowledge or simplistic connections.

Dr. Carolyn Prorak, Curriculum Vita (PDF)

file://C:/Quest/Prorak%20Vita.pdf

Conventions: Body Paragraph Evidencing Conventions

H:\Quest 12\Evidence of Conventions_Spice in Qu'ran.htm

Swarthmore Scholastic Conventions

(From http://www.cs.swarthmore.edu/~newhall/thesis_guide.html)

This guide emphasizes thesis organization, the actual ordering of the thesis paper (i.e. abstract, supporting documents, etc.), and annotations for references.

Revised Outline, Forms I and II

Outline Forms I and II, Revised 3.3.08