1) Text Analysis using Voyant Tools: In this option, you will frame a data question around a static text or texts (i.e., a corpus) and develop insights into the text(s). You will need to acquire the text in which you analyze. This could be text you have written, texts of publicly available documents, or any other form of text that may interest you. Below is a sample collection of classic texts which you are free to use as a starting point. However, also feel free to be adventurous and source your own text!

Regardless of the option selected above, the final deliverable takes on the same form: a 1 page, single spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font, memo.

The memo should include an introduction that orients the reader to the data question you are attempting to answer, your acquisition and preparation methods, and the analysis process you undertook. Following this introductory section, you will make “claims” about your data. You should aim to make 3-5 claims about the data, supporting each claim with evidence from your analysis in your memo.

You might be asking, what does an analytical claim look like? Think back to the Harry Potter text from class. A simple claim would be: the name Harry appeared most frequently in the text, and was distributed through the entirety of the text. This claim could be supported with frequency counts of the word Harry, compared to other names, and a chart showing the frequency of the word Harry in the text.