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The Research Process
Topic
Subtopics
Sources
Read/Think/Select
Notetake
Sort & Number Notes
Putting the pieces together.
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Copyright 2002 Deborah B. Stanley
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I’ve got a researchproject due!
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Let’s start at the beginning and focus on selecting a:
Topic
Topic
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Concepts to Consider
Where do topics come from?
How do I search for topic information?
What makes a topic “good”?
What is a topic?
Topic
Topic
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What is a topic?A topic is something that has…
Topic
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Where do topicscome from?
Textbooks
Teacher’s list
Library sources Topic
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Finding Your Topic
Topics Topics
Topics
Topics
Topics Topics
should be pre-searched by the student in at least three kinds of sources (formats) such as a book, an encyclopedia, and an Internet web site for supporting information.
Topics discovered in library sources
Topics found in textbooks
Topics from the teacher’s list could have been checked (pre-searched) by the library media teacher to match library sources as well as a student’s learning (dis)abilities.
automatically match the teacher’s standards-based unit of study and the student’s grade level.
Topic
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Use an encyclopedia to narrow or broaden a topic.
WaterUses of Water
Irrigation
Decorating theWhite House
WH History
White House
Narrow
Broaden
When there’s too muchinformation…
When there’snot enough information…
Topic
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What makes a topic
“good”? Availability of information
Readability of information
Fulfills curriculum standards or unit requirements
Will I learn?
Topic
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A “good” topic…
is the on-ramp to the information super highway.
A “bad” topic…leads NO-where!
Topic
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How do I search for topic information?
What types of violent weather occur on earth?
violent weather
hurricaneswind
storms haillightning
tornadoes
and later, write a thesis statement.Create a search question to guide informationexploration,
Focus on keywords in the search question, i.e.:
Use topic synonyms to expand a search.
Topic
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Review topic strategies:
TopicSelection
LocateIdeas
CheckSources
SearchStrategies
Cross-Check
LOCATE topic ideas in teacher list, grade level texts, or library sources.
CHECK in the library media center for three formats with supporting information.
CROSS-CHECK in an encyclopedia to narrow or broaden a topic.
CREATE a search question, then use keywords and synonyms to investigate the topic.
Topic
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Pre-searchto research!
Remember:Topic
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Now you try it!
Here is a great web site for topic ideas:http://www.researchpaper.com
Topic