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ACTIVITY: Formulate a Research Question (Benchmark 3)

Project: California, Who Are You?

SUMMARY

Goals

 

Details

Duration: 30 minutes

Assessments: Student writing

 

Description

Students worked in project groups to discuss and formulate a question based on the topic they chose. This question needs to be very well written, because it drives their entire project. I encouraged students to focus on questions that are more open-ended. In many instances, I had students go back and revise their questions.

ACTIVITY RESOURCES

(e.g. rubrics, examplars, websites, etc.)


CA Geology - Benchmark 3: Formulate a Question
formulate a research question in groups based group's topic...
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REFLECTIONS & COMMENTS

Author Reflections

Formulating this question was harder for some groups. Once I had some more concrete examples, I was able to show students how other students worded their questions, which was helpful for them. This is a critical point in the project, because it frames the whole project.

ALL PROJECT ACTIVITIES

  1. Reflection
  2. CA Geology - Reflection
  3. The Launch
  4. Introductory Research & Choosing a Topic (Benchmarks 1 & 2)
  5. Formulate a Research Question (Benchmark 3)
  6. Background Research (Benchmark 4)
  7. Formulate a Thesis (Benchmark 5)
  8. Public Service Announcement (PSA) Proposal (Benchmark 6)
  9. Create Script & Final Storyboard (Benchmark 7)
  10. Create Public Service Announcement (PSA) movie (Benchmark 8)
  11. Script for Presentation - Artist Statement (Benchmark 9)
  12. Practice for the Presentation (Benchmark 10)
  13. Final Presentation of PSA and Presentation of Artist's Statement (Benchmark 11)