Step 2

Develop Focused Research Questions and Do Your Research

A - Develop Research Questions - BLUE SHEET

Using your background knowledge (blue sheet), write out 4 research questions that you think will give your audience a good sense of your WHOLE topic.

Supporting Questions help you answer the Compelling Question

How can you break your topic up into smaller topics?

Look at your background research idea, topics and concepts to get ideas.

Did you choose the 4 most important supporting topics?

YES

Open-ended questions

Questions that take a lot of facts to answer

Questions that can support a whole paragraph of writing

Questions that connect to your main topic

NO

No "yes/no" questions

No questions with one simple answer

No questions that don't connect to your main topic

CHECK POINT: Get your questions APPROVED by your teacher.

B - Research - YELLOW SHEETS

  • Write your APPROVED supporting research questions on your YELLOW SHEETS. Link to YELLOW NOTES SHEETS

  • Begin to to develop lists of KEYWORDS for EACH question

  • Use the books in the library and the digital resources below to research each question.

  • Take good quality research notes and keep track of your sources on the pink sheets.

  • Keep track of your sources in Noodle Tools.

Ancient Rome Digital Resources

Guided Resources

General websites with LOTS of topics


Government and Laws

Army

Art:

Early Roman Mosaics

1 min

Meals in Ancient Rome

Housing

Hoplite. Ancient Greek Soldier

5 mins

Ancient Greek House