Narrowing+Your+Topic

Your assignment is to research any topic related to World War II, Japan, Navajo, Native Americans, Code Talkers, The Marine Corps, or any other topic related to //Code Talker//. First, you must define your topic, or narrow it so that it is manageable. There are volumes and volumes of books about WWII, about Japan, about Native Americans and so on. Somehow, we need to make this something that can be researched and compiled into a project in three weeks. So, where do you begin?

Click on the link to the Research Planning Guide below and save it to your network folder. If you would like to print a copy, you may do that as well.

Work through questions 1-5. You may look at the [|Purdue OWL]also. It is a great resource for all academic writing!

Question 1- What exactly are you supposed to be doing for this project? Well, you are to use at least 3 print sources and 4 database sources to fully research your topic. Once you have researched your topic and are satisfied with the information, you will be writing a research abstract, or in other words, an outline. Then for you culminating project, you will be creating a prezi to present your work.

__Where to find sources online__- You may only use databases for your online research. One must be Discovery Streaming. Use the user name and password that your teacher gave you. (Sample username and password is Username:SampleStudent11 Password:sample) Next go to K-12 Databases. The username for all of our K-12 databases is: lcmhs. The Password is: bears. You may use the [|Britannica School Edition], Ebsco Student Resource Center, The Literary Reference Center, The History Reference Center, The Science Reference Center, The Points of View Reference Center and the Business Source Complete. You may not use each of these resources, but they are all options.

Question 2- List your topic.

Question 3- Fill in three things that you know and three things you would like to find out.

Question 4- List four questions that you would like to become familiar with in your research.

Question 5- What resources can you use? Think databases, specific books, etc.

The rubric for this step of your project is linked here: