What types of searches, search terms, and search strategies were the most successful and which were the least successful? How much scholarship does there seem to be on your primary sources and topic? What other issues or sources come up a lot in your searches?

Foucault Madness and Civilization
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Find 3 scholarly sources that you could potentially use in essay 2. At least 2 of your sources should come from different disciplines .

List the primary sources  you plan to use.
Name the secondary source(s) you plan to use from class.
Find 3 scholarly sources of your own. (ou are also welcome to use more than three, such as At least 2 of them should come from different disciplines. Look for sources relevant to your topic  and your primary sources. Other key terms like “hysteria”, “madness”, “women’s literature”, “nervous conditions”, or “neurasthenia” may help you to narrow your searches. This could include sources that you used in essay 1, if they're still relevant or helpful, but please choose one of your new sources for the overview.
Informational Overview. Pick one of your scholarly sources to read and provide the following:
Summary of the thesis.
Paraphrase 1. Give a paraphrase of an important piece of information—historical 
fact, biographical detail, or theoretical approach, etc.—that relates to your primary 
source and/or topic.
Paraphrase 2. Briefly paraphrase another important piece of information— 
historical fact, biographical detail, or theoretical approach, etc.—that relates to your 
primary source and/or topic.. 
 Writing up your Research Report. Your report should have the following sections, clearly labeled like in the example provided in this week's module.

Primary Sources and Topic. In this section you must explain your topic  and discuss how you will develop your argument for Paper 1. You should be sure to keep focus on the primary sources you will write about and how you see them taking a position in relation to your topic. This section must be a minimum of 100 words long.
Search terms: The research report you turn in should have a list of search terms you generated to help you find scholarship appropriate for your paper. Drawing on the readings from class and your topic, write down all search terms you think might be helpful for finding scholarly sources on Darwin's work.
Informational Overview. Pick one of your scholarly sources to read and give an information overview.
Paraphrase 1. Give a paraphrase of an important piece of information—historical fact, biographical detail, or theoretical approach, etc.—that relates to your primary source and/or topic .
Paraphrase 2. Give a paraphrase of another important piece of information— historical fact, biographical detail, or theoretical approach, etc.—that relates to your primary source and/or topic .
Research report evaluation. This section must be a minimum of 150 words. In this section you must discuss the research process so far. You should answer questions like the following in the course of your discussion:
What have you learned about the information and sources available on your primary sources and topic?
What types of searches, search terms, and search strategies were the most successful and which were the least successful?
How much scholarship does there seem to be on your primary sources and topic?
What other issues or sources come up a lot in your searches?

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