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Lesson 1 - writing a research rationale
Lesson 1 - writing a research rationale
to know - rationale writing for a source investigation
to know - rationale writing for a source investigation
to be able to - write a research rationale
to be able to - write a research rationale
rationale in history
rationale in history
A research rationale is a statement that explains the reasons behind conducting a particular research study.
A research rationale is a statement that explains the reasons behind conducting a particular research study.
The purpose of a research rationale is for your reader to understand the decisions you made before beginning your source research.
The purpose of a research rationale is for your reader to understand the decisions you made before beginning your source research.
how to write a rationale
how to write a rationale
1 - Explain why you chose your topic.
2 - Explain how you came up with your key question and sub-questions.
3 - Explain how you will find your sources.
The rationale is the only part of the source investigation that can be in first person and should be a paragraph long. You should be careful about how many words you spend on your rationale.
i do- writing a research rationale
i do- writing a research rationale
This is my rationale for my source investigation on Akhenaten.
This is my rationale for my source investigation on Akhenaten.
I was curious to discover how one person could have completely changed the religion of Ancient Egypt, especially because it was such a prominent part of their society and had existed for so long. I wanted to understand what type of leader and mind could have achieved this. I was surprised to learn that Akhenaten's physical appearance changed traditional art. Therefore, the three specific aspects that I wanted to focus upon are who Akhenaten was, how and why he changed the Ancient Egyptian religion during his reign as pharaoh and why the traditional style of Egyptian art changed due to his appearance. I have chosen to use sources mainly from the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, The British Museum and from papers published by historians from The American Research Center in Egypt, Havard University and Monash University. One of the best sources I found was a thesis written by Laura Taronas in 2020 because it contained valuable primary sources and is a recently published secondary source. I knew it was important to balance primary sources and secondary sources written by experts, as the person and society I am studying existed so long ago.
I was curious to discover how one person could have completely changed the religion of Ancient Egypt, especially because it was such a prominent part of their society and had existed for so long. I wanted to understand what type of leader and mind could have achieved this. I was surprised to learn that Akhenaten's physical appearance changed traditional art. Therefore, the three specific aspects that I wanted to focus upon are who Akhenaten was, how and why he changed the Ancient Egyptian religion during his reign as pharaoh and why the traditional style of Egyptian art changed due to his appearance. I have chosen to use sources mainly from the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, The British Museum and from papers published by historians from The American Research Center in Egypt, Havard University and Monash University. One of the best sources I found was a thesis written by Laura Taronas in 2020 because it contained valuable primary sources and is a recently published secondary source. I knew it was important to balance primary sources and secondary sources written by experts, as the person and society I am studying existed so long ago.
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