Setting up your research

We have been learning the research process in class. In order to help students keep each
paragraph organized as we research and write, we have been working though some note
taking in slides on Google Classroom. Topic ideas are on the practice slides, but following are
ideas could become a topic for your project if you wish to use something else. You can change
the subject or topic if your research seems limited until January 18th; after that you will need
to find a way to make it work out, or you will run out of time. You may need to combine ideas
too, so be prepared to make some choices.

Topic Ideas:

* Introduce who is the person (What is their history? What are they known for?)
*What accomplishments have they made?
*Where are they from?
*When were they born? When did they die?
*Did their family affect them in any way?
*What shows their character?
*What are characteristic needed to be this type of person?
* Did this person have any events or people help them?
*Other interesting facts?

In the end, your final research paper will have a BOLD BEGINNING to lead into your first
paragraph, a transition to connect paragraph one to two, paragraph two to three, and
paragraph 3 to the end; which we call the MIGHTY MIDDLE. Finally add an EXCITING END that
is connected to the end of paragraph three.

Your goal is to write a biography that teaches others about someone. If it is a well-known
person you will need to find things that others do not typically know about them. Your writing
should be clear and specific, leaving little for someone to question; and it should DEFINITELY
NOT BE COPIED from your sources (That is PLAGERISM)!
Timeline for Research Writing
The following timeline will help students and families know what part of the research process
is due and what dates each step should be completed by. This will be a BIG project, so keeping
up with these dates is very important. Students will have practiced each step together before
being allowed to complete it on their own. Research is new for most students, if we practice
and pace ourselves along the way, a final product is not so overwhelming! I am looking
forward to some wonderful new student creations!

January 17: Slides 1-20

Work through these slides, record thoughts, make a decision about who you will write about

February 6: Slides 21-29

Paragraph 1-Topic 1: 3 notecards each with 3 facts (9 total facts)
Write your notes into a rough draft paragraph

February 8: Slides 25-36

Reflect on your paragraph-edit it, share it, edit it

February 13 : Slides 37-39

Paragraph 2-Topic 2: 3 notecards each with 3 facts (9 total facts)
Write your notes into a rough draft paragraph

February 15: Slides 33-36

Reflect on your paragraph-edit it, share it, edit it

February 20: Slides 40-42

Paragraph 3-Topic 3: 3 notecards each with 3 facts (9 total facts)
Write your notes into a rough draft paragraph

February 22: Slide 33-36

Reflect on your paragraph-edit it, share it, edit it

February 27: Slide 43-47

Reflect on all of your paragraph-edit it, share it, edit it

March 1: Slide 49-59

Begin planning your presentation
Presentation Date to be announced