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Survey Article

Survey Article. CMPE 185. What is a Survey Article?. A survey article is a collection of perspectives on a specific subject. Goals for this project. To practice in-depth library research on a specific subject. To possibly provide a background or overview of your Final Project.

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Survey Article

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  1. Survey Article CMPE 185

  2. What is a Survey Article? • A survey article is a collection of perspectives on a specific subject.

  3. Goals for this project • To practice in-depth library research on a specific subject. • To possibly provide a background or overview of your Final Project.

  4. Choosing a topic • Recommended: Pick something you’re familiar with. • If you choose to cover something you’ve already investigated in a previous project, choose a small aspect of that project. • Create a topic statement.

  5. Target Audience • Your audience has some knowledge of what you’re discussing, but they aren’t experts. • You can assume the audience knows roughly as much about the subject matter as you did – before starting your research on this assignment.

  6. Resources • You must cite at least FOUR sources. • At least THREE of these must be from printed sources. • You may use only ONE source that’s only available online. • (If you have access to an online source of an article that is physically printed elsewhere, this is acceptable as a printed source.) • You must cite all four sources. • Library search • Build subject-heading and keyword searches around your topic statement. • When you find relevant articles or books, see what those authors cite as references.

  7. More resources • Article Databases (such as INSPEC) are particularly useful. • Pick 3-5 articles to start with. • Don’t just pick the first three you find. Choose the most relevant. • Be sure to note all citation information. • Photocopying is useful. • Talk to your friendly neighborhood Reference Librarian.

  8. Organize your Information • Decide what your main points are. • Locate key information from the texts. • Present the clearest explanations possible for each topic and subtopic. • Keep an eye out for contradictory information. • Remember, your job is to present opinions and information, not to judge them. • Treat each source fairly.

  9. Example Survey Article • Title: The One Penny Admission. • TOPIC STATEMENT: The one-penny price of admission to a play in Shakespeare’s time was affordable across social strata.

  10. Note: • This is only an outline of a Survey Article. • Your Survey Article must be written out. • Yes, this has been an issue in the past.

  11. Starting facts: • The base admission price at public theaters remained one penny from the 1570’s to 1642. • Source: Andrew Gurr, The Shakespearean Stage p.60 • During that time period, the value of English currency changed drastically. • While inflation was limited under Elizabeth I (reigned 1558-1603), English currency lost value under James I (reigned 1603-1625). • Source: James Mackey, A Monetary History of England p. 143

  12. The audience was diverse: made up of women and men of different classes, including sailors, artisans, merchants, apprentices, and visiting tourists. • Source: Jean E. Howard, The Stage and Social Struggle in Early Modern England p. 13

  13. Price comparisons: • “A penny was the cost of a beer or a cheap meal, and only a third the price of a pipe full of tobacco.” • E.K. Chambers, The Elizabethan Stage p.37 • “The industrious artisan earned about 6 shillings a week” • Andrew Gurr, The Shakespearean Stage p. 199

  14. Additional Material

  15. Quick reference guide to currency in Renaissance England • A penny is represented as d. • A shilling is represented as s. • A pound is represented as £. Values: • 12 pence = 1 shilling • 20 shillings = 1 pound Other common coins: 1 crown = 5 shillings ½ crown = 2 shillings, 6 pence 1 angel = 6 shillings 1 groat = 4 pence

  16. A London hotel menu from 1589 • 11:00 AM Dinner: • A pece of bief xviii d. • Orenges ii d. • A loyne of veale iii s • 2 chickens xiiii d. Evening supper: • A shoulder of mutton xvi d. • 2 rabettes x d. • A pigges pettie toes viii d • Colde bief xiii d. • Cheese: ii d. (Source: M.F.K. Fisher, The Art of Eating p.60)

  17. Admission Structure • General admission for new plays = 2 pence • General admission for older plays = 1 pence • Bottom galleries = additional 1 pence • Top gallery = additional 2 pence • Hall theaters, general admission = 6 pence

  18. Figure 1: The Old Globe Stage (Courtesy of The Shakespearean Stage, Andrew Gurr)

  19. Figure 2: The Rose Theatre. (Courtesy of The Shakespearean Stage, Andrew Gurr)

  20. Figure 3: London Theatres.

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