What I Knew and What I Did Not Know From this research project I wanted to learn more about the I-Search paper, what resources (if any) existed on the internet, and what successes or failures teachers encountered when teaching the I-Search. I had some familiarity with the term "I-Search," but since I do not read professional journals as much as I should read them I did not know what it was and to what extent …showed first 75 words of 1600 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1600 total…a writing tool of which I was unfamiliar, but also I learned how to use it, and I have ready-made example to show my students. This project also forced me to learn how to efficiently use search engines to locate relevant material from the World Wide Web. I uncovered sites I can visit again and I made contacts with people who will assist my teaching of writing should I need their help in the future.