research question worksheet

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Developing Your Research Question Researcher:_________________________ Step 1: Name your Topic (Early in your research, describe your work in one sentence.) Example: I am researching apartheid in South Africa. Step 2: Suggest a Question (Try to describe your research by developing a question that specifies something about your topic.) Example: I am researching apartheid in South Africa because I want to learn more about what life was like for native Africans during that time. Direct Question: What was life like for native Africans during apartheid? Step 3: Add a Rationale (So what?) (Take your questioning one step further by adding a second question aimed at determining your rationale.) Example: I am researching apartheid in South Africa because I want to learn more about what life was like for native Africans so I can understand what it took to overturn this system of segregation. Direct Question: What tools and tactics did native Africans use to overcome their situation during apartheid in South Africa? Step 4: Repeat the Process (Focus and Clarify) (After your initial research stage, with more baseline information, follow these steps a second time with a more specific focus.) Example: Step 1: I am researching Desmond Tutu and his followers in South Africa. Step 2: I am researching Desmond Tutu and his followers in South Africa because I want to learn more about specific people and their lives during apartheid. Step 3: I am researching Desmond Tutu and his followers in South Africa because I want to learn more about specific people and their lives during apartheid so I can better understand what they had to endure and the choices they had to make in order to change the system of segregation. Direct Question: What tools and tactics did Desmond Tutu and his followers use to overcome apartheid and at what cost?

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Developing  Your  Research  Question     Researcher:_________________________    Step  1:  Name  your  Topic    (Early  in  your  research,  describe  your  work  in  one  sentence.)  Example:  I  am  researching  apartheid  in  South  Africa.        Step  2:  Suggest  a  Question  (Try  to  describe  your  research  by  developing  a  question  that  specifies  something  about  your  topic.)  Example:  I  am  researching  apartheid  in  South  Africa  because  I  want  to  learn  more  about  what  life  was  like  for  native  Africans  during  that  time.  Direct  Question:  What  was  life  like  for  native  Africans  during  apartheid?      Step  3:  Add  a  Rationale  (So  what?)  (Take  your  questioning  one  step  further  by  adding  a  second  question  aimed  at  determining  your  rationale.)  Example:  I  am  researching  apartheid  in  South  Africa  because  I  want  to  learn  more  about  what  life  was  like  for  native  Africans  so  I  can  understand  what  it  took  to  overturn  this  system  of  segregation.  Direct  Question:  What  tools  and  tactics  did  native  Africans  use  to  overcome  their  situation  during  apartheid  in  South  Africa?    Step  4:  Repeat  the  Process  (Focus  and  Clarify)  (After  your  initial  research  stage,  with  more  baseline  information,  follow  these  steps  a  second  time  with  a  more  specific  focus.)  Example:    Step  1:  I  am  researching  Desmond  Tutu  and  his  followers  in  South  Africa.  Step  2:  I  am  researching  Desmond  Tutu  and  his  followers  in  South  Africa  because  I  want  to  learn  more  about  specific  people  and  their  lives  during  apartheid.  Step  3:  I  am  researching  Desmond  Tutu  and  his  followers  in  South  Africa  because  I  want  to  learn  more  about  specific  people  and  their  lives  during  apartheid  so  I  can  better  understand  what  they  had  to  endure  and  the  choices  they  had  to  make  in  order  to  change  the  system  of  segregation.  Direct  Question:  What  tools  and  tactics  did  Desmond  Tutu  and  his  followers  use  to  overcome  apartheid  and  at  what  cost?