Topic Stuff for Research -- Due on a separate, typed sheet Wednesday, 4/16.  Please use complete sentences and proofread carefully.
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... And most importantly, no encyclopedia papers; no "all about _____." YOU MUST HAVE A THESIS!

Assignment: On a separate, typed sheet (save it on your computer or here at school), write five paragraphs that explain:
1. Why you're interested in researching this topic.
2. What you already know or think you know about this topic.
3. What your main topic question will be and your proposed answer. This is your THESIS.
4. What other questions would have to answered or what information you would need to prove your thesis. These should be things that can't be answered in a sentence or two.
5. Several possible sources of information, NOT ONLY INTERNET SOURCES. Be specific about where you've already looked.
Examples of theses:

• My research question is, "Have any UFO sightings been confirmed as being spacecraft?" My thesis is: I think, based on what I've already read and heard, that the answer will be that almost all sightings can be explained by...
  
• My research question is,  "Does watching violent media make kids act more violently?  My thesis is: After watching my brother watch Power Rangers, I think I will find...
• My research question is, What are the best treatments for ADD/ADHD?"  My thesis is: I doubt that drugs are always the best option, I think...
  
• My research question is, "Should we allow drilling for oil in the Alaskan Wildlife Refuge?" My thesis is: I think that since we...that we should...

Topic Stuff for Research -- Due on a separate, typed sheet Wednesday, 4/16.  Please use complete sentences and proofread carefully.
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... And most importantly, no encyclopedia papers; no "all about _____." YOU MUST HAVE A THESIS!

Assignment: On a separate, typed sheet (save it on your computer or here at school), write five paragraphs that explain:
1. Why you're interested in researching this topic.
2. What you already know or think you know about this topic.
3. What your main topic question will be and your proposed answer. This is your THESIS.
4. What other questions would have to answered or what information you would need to prove your thesis. These should be things that can't be answered in a sentence or two.
5. Several possible sources of information, NOT ONLY INTERNET SOURCES. Be specific about where you've already looked.
Examples of theses:

• My research question is, "Have any UFO sightings been confirmed as being spacecraft?" My thesis is: I think, based on what I've already read and heard, that the answer will be that almost all sightings can be explained by...
  
• My research question is,  "Does watching violent media make kids act more violently?  My thesis is: After watching my brother watch Power Rangers, I think I will find...
• My research question is, What are the best treatments for ADD/ADHD?"  My thesis is: I doubt that drugs are always the best option, I think...
  
• My research question is, "Should we allow drilling for oil in the Alaskan Wildlife Refuge?" My thesis is: I think that since we...that we should...