READINGWRITINGSelecting, organizing, synthesizing

How reading leads to writing

1. Read for general understanding (light reading)

2. Read relevant parts for deep understanding (deep reading)

3. Locate and mark parts useful to current project

4. Locate and mark parts necessary to a current writing task

General Understanding• Problem Statement • Research Question/Statement• Method• Outcomes• Conclusion

Do this for “Nature, Race, and Parks” (focus on parks rather than geographers!)

A• Parks built with social agendas

B• Unequal use of parks by different groups of people

C• Thus usefulness of parks in achieving goals is

questionable

C• And designers need to pay attention to actual use of

existing park spaces

RQ

• What is the relationship between physical and social elements of park as related to use by different racial, ethnic, and cultural groups?

Problem Statement RQ

Method/Outcome/Conclusion• Review Paper: method is analysis + synthesis of existing

literature• With respect to a particular point of view• E.g. “examination of published literature with respect to ethnic,

racial, and cultural differences in users of the park”

• Outcome –Figure 1• Conclusion:

Built environment

Race/EthnicityPark UseResearch attention needs to be allocated to race, ethnicity, and culture of park usersas related to the BUILT ENVIRONMENT in the context of socio-culturally-environmentally sensitive design goals

Deep Understanding/Useful Parts• Mark text for any portions you find particularly important

• Sections or paragraphs you find very informative• Sections or paragraphs you will probably come back to

• Mark parts of text useful to current project/s• Hint: look at figure 1 – how might this figure contribute to the case

study?

Do this – share with neighbor

Mark parts useful for writing tasks

• What are your current writing tasks?• Literature review! Locate

definitions/explanations/examples of …• Urban• Park• Ethnicity• Cultural• Racial

• For Friday, bring marked text to class so we can begin the process of synthesizing!

Do this – share with neighbor