http://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch/2012/11/25/sticky-research-metaphors/ by Joyce Valenza Wed, 22 May 2013 19:32:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch/2012/11/25/sticky-research-metaphors/#comment-219226 Heather Hersey (@hhersey03) Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:04:17 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch/?p=8340#comment-219226 Hi, Joyce! I use the same dating metaphor for the information search process...talking about when it's time to "put a ring on it." Your experience shows that these sometimes silly metaphors make serious connections in a student's mind. I will definitely use your "brand" metaphor. For paraphrasing, I compare it to eating something (usually an apple) and then spitting it out. If there are still chunks of the original food, you didn't chew it up enough (ew!). A teacher suggested tomatoes versus ketchup instead. Thank you for sharing! Hi, Joyce! I use the same dating metaphor for the information search process…talking about when it’s time to “put a ring on it.” Your experience shows that these sometimes silly metaphors make serious connections in a student’s mind. I will definitely use your “brand” metaphor. For paraphrasing, I compare it to eating something (usually an apple) and then spitting it out. If there are still chunks of the original food, you didn’t chew it up enough (ew!). A teacher suggested tomatoes versus ketchup instead. Thank you for sharing!

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