Research project - Research question

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• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Research Project

Formulating a research question and planning the research. 

Research

Project

Research Question + Planning

Today's lesson - 50 minutes

formulating research questions and sub-questions.

Thinking about the form of the interactive oral. 

Lesson aims

- Our group has formulated a thorough research question. 

- We know which sub-questions to answer in order to answer our research question. 

- We have a plan for the interactive oral that is fitting with our research question. 

The title of the book I want to read:

I have finished watching the documentary.

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no

A few of the main points made in the documentary were:

Which points / ideas from the documentary would you like to include in the presentation / research?

Step 3 - planning

                               a) formulating a research question

- Pick one main point of the documentary you'd like to investigate.

- Think of an open-ended question (How?Wh-words) that can only be answered by doing research. NB: you need to be able to ask sub-questions. 

Our research question:
Please, 1 per group.

Step 3 - planning

                               a) formulating a research question

- Go back to the drawing board and revise your research question. 

- Think of at least 4 sub-questions. 1 has to be on the influence of language. 

Our revised research question:
Please, 1 per group.

Step 3 - planning

                               b) formulating sub-questions

- Think of at least 4 sub-questions. 1 has to be on the influence of language. 

- Use Appendix A to write down your questions. 

interactive
presentation

Step 3 - planning

                               c) planning the interactive oral

- Think of the type of interactive oral you'd like to present. 

- Also, think of why this type would fit your research question. 

- Use Appendix A. 

Step 4 - collecting information

1) Collect information and find answers to you research questions using a variety of different types of sources. Make sure you have a clear idea of the reliability of your sources. Also try to find out what has happened on your topic since the documentary was made.

 

- Use at least 3 other sources to answer your research questions, including:

• A TED TALK

• A NEWS ARTICLE

• OTHER VISUAL OR WRITTEN SOURCES

We are content with the research question we have formulated.

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almost

we need some help

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