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Writing the I-Search: Part Two

Part Two is the part of your I-Search that is most personal and informal. It describes and reflects on how you spent your time and used your mind during the I-Search process. The information you need for Part Two is contained in the journal you have been keeping about your I-Search activities. (There is no need to type your journal. You may attach it, handwritten, to your final I-Search paper.) You write Part Two last, as your commentary and reflection on your accomplishment.

Part Two:

uses 'I' often, since it's mainly about you and how you spent your last eight weeks.
is based on your recollection and reflection on what you did
describes your search process and tells about what went well and what was frustrating for you.
has a minimum of 300 words but often three times that length.
shows humor and self-reflection.
gives a detailed account and evaluation of the interview process, from identifying and contacting a person to interview through working the interview material into your paper.
gives a detailed account of your library research with comments on such topics as which research tools were useful and which weren't.
tells about you as a learner -- what new skills you might have learned in the I-Search process; what old skills you may have improved upon; what skills you are still unsure of; what seemed old or repetitive.
comments on the I-Search process and how you handled the 8 weeks -- meeting the deadlines, understanding instructions, working independently.