Cohesion-First you must clearly define the focus of your sample. What traits must be present each of the memes you collect that provides a justification for them being included in your sample. Are you studying a certain stock character or event? Are there specific people or images that should be present in all images? What consistent themes or content should be mentioned in the text for it to be included in your study? Are you looking at memes posted on a certain site or platform? Do they all come from a set time period?
Consistency- It is important to clearly name and define the criteria you have chosen that will guide your selection. This means not just stating the time frame/character/research site that you have selected, but explaining why you have made that selection.
Clarity-Consider how your research question creates boundaries for the kind of memes you will include or not include in your study. The criteria you select should be stated clearly, and you should be able to explain concretely how those factors will help you address your research question.
For this week you are asked to more explicitly explain your sampling strategy. This includes naming and defining 3-5 criteria you will use. You should explain how those will be applied to your search strategy. Also provide a narrative about how those selection criteria will help you explore and answer your chosen research question. (Based on last week's feedback you might also need to revise your research question).
After you post your strategy you will apply it by identifying and recording 20 relevant memes and the web address of where they were located on a word document, to be sent to the course instructor. Also post 3 of these memes, which you have not yet posted online, to your blog and explain how each matches the criteria and justification you have provided.
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