"Getting Started": Thinking About Your Research Paper Before answering the questions below, take a moment to read the instructions for your research paper.

1. What organization or organizations do you think you might choose for your paper?

2. Why do you want to choose it (or them)? What's the personal connection?

3. Do some quick internet research on the organization. Where do you see stories being used/told in its online presence?

4. Do some quick internet research on storytelling in the field or industry your organization is a part of. What comes up? Is it easy or difficult to find information? Do you have a clear idea of what you might write about in this section of your paper? If yes, briefly explain that. If not, explain why you're having trouble.

5. After reading the guidelines for the paper, what questions do you have? What's confusing? What areas would you like more information on? What about this assignment most concerns or worries you?