Topic Stuff for Research -- Due on a separate, typed sheet Thursday 5/8.
First. No: skateboarding, surfing, particular cars or planes, snowboarding, mass murderers/criminals, bios of sports stars or celebrities, rock or rap stars, animals just because they're cute, mafia/gangsters, guns/weapons, video games, Disney or Disneyland, topics you already know "everything" about or have reported on before...
Second. If you choose to do a biography, it must be about a person who has had a major impact on society. Your thesis /controlling question (see below) should be about what that impact was. This person should, in most cases, be dead.
Third. On a separate, typed sheet (save it on your computer, or here at school), write four paragraphs that explain:
1. What you already know or think you know about this topic.
2. Why you're interested in researching this topic. (Why you care.)
3. What you want to find out. Ask at least five (5) in-depth questions (not yes/no type). Ten or more would be better.
4. Several possible sources of information, besides the internet.
Then, in a final paragraph, tell which of your questions will be your "controlling question," and what you think you might find out. This will be the "point" of your research.This will become your thesis. Examples: Topic Stuff for Research -- Due on a separate, typed sheet Thursday 5/8.
First. No: skateboarding, surfing, particular cars or planes, snowboarding, mass murderers/criminals, bios of sports stars or celebrities, rock or rap stars, animals just because they're cute, mafia/gangsters, guns/weapons, video games, Disney or Disneyland, topics you already know "everything" about or have reported on before...
Second. If you choose to do a biography, it must be about a person who has had a major impact on society. Your thesis /controlling question (see below) should be about what that impact was. This person should, in most cases, be dead.
Third. On a separate, typed sheet (save it on your computer, or here at school), write four paragraphs that explain:
1. What you already know or think you know about this topic.
2. Why you're interested in researching this topic. (Why you care.)
3. What you want to find out. Ask at least five (5) in-depth questions (not yes/no type). Ten or more would be better.
4. Several possible sources of information, besides the internet.
Then, in a final paragraph, tell which of your questions will be your "controlling question," and what you think you might find out. This will be the "point" of your research.This will become your thesis. Examples: