Victoria+B

1. What are some of the previous research projects you have done? Labyrinth research, Corrir De Mardi Gras, Will Rogers, and Mythology research. 2. Based on these projects, what does //research// mean to you? Research means to look up information that you do not know and search for many things. 3. Describe one of your research successes or failures. Why was the experience positive or negative? I had a research success, when I was searching the author for, __The Game**,**__ which is a book. It was good because I was very intrestedin the book, therefor I liked the author. I was very curious.
 * 1 - Reflection on Previous I Search Experiences (due Mon. April 7)**

1. I think the webbing process helped/did not help me find a topic because: I thought it helped because it made me remember things that I did a while ago.
 * 2 - Reflection on Webbing Process (due Tuesday, April 8)**

1. Topic: Harper Lee 2. Why you chose it: I know a little about her and I am interested. 3. What you already know about your topic: She brought __To Kill A Mokingbird__ to 2 publishers before the book was published.
 * 3 - Why I Chose This Topic and What I Know About My Topic (due Tuesday, April 8)**

1. Brainstorm a list of questions related to your topic. 1. Why did she want to write this book? 2. Why did she want to write this book on this part of her life? 3. Did this part of the her life change her to becaome who she is now?
 * 4 - Pre-Notetaking Activity - in class (due Wednesday, April 9)**
 * 4. What are the significant aspects of Harper Lee's life?**


 * You will need more skinny questions to develop your research. **

1. Describe how the pre-notetaking sheet helped you find both focus for your topic and research questions to investigate. Did you find it easy or difficult to create a fat question from your ideas? This helped me because it really made me focus on what I wanted to learn about my topic. I found this a little difficult because I could not think of 1 huge question.
 * 5 - Reflections on Pre-Notetaking - for homework (due Wednesday, April 9)**

1. What have I learned today? That the original topic I was going to do to was not such a great idea. 2. What problems have I had? I could not find any information on what I wanted to know. 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? I am changing my topic. 4. What will I do next? I will research the Byzantine Empire. __//P.S. Mrs. DaQuanno may I change my topic to the Byzantine Empire please. Fat Question: What was life like in the Byzantine Empire? Skinny Questions: 1. Who were some of the rulers? 2. What was the economy like? 3. What were peoples lives like? 4. Were there any social groups? 5. Was there only one religon aloud? 6. Who was the most important ruler? 7. How did they get their goods? 8. What were some of the jobs for people? 9. How did they treat illnesses? 10. What "states" were their in this empire?//__
 * 6 - Search Log (due Thursday, April 10)**

Mrs D **
 * It looks like a good topic to me.

1. What have I learned today? I have learned about the "Great Fire" and how it destroyed everything it came in tact with. Also that it could even burn on water.This was a great was stradegy for the byzantine Empire. 2. What problems have I had? I could not find a lot on one of the web pages. 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? I will not go to this website for this topic. 4. What will I do next? Next I will research the life for people in the Byzantine Empire and if there is a reson why they call it the Byzantine Empire!
 * 7 - Search Log (due Friday, April 11)**

1. What have I learned today? I learned that there were many different people living in the Byzantine Empire including the Armenians, Slavs, Turks, Bulgarians, Greeks, and the Normans. These people all spoke Greek. The Byzantine Empire started collapsind around the 1000s. It started when in asia minor the Seljuk Turks beat a Byzantine army during a battle. 2. What problems have I had? I had a little bit of a hard time finding a good print source. 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? I am going to find a good print source. 4. What will I do next? Next I am going to read about the Byzantine Empire and fond more about their economics.
 * 8 - Search Log (due Monday, April 14)**

Mrs D **
 * Don't forget to use the indes of books. You may find lots of information there.