Elisabeth

Entry 1** 1. What are some of the previous research projects you have done?
 * 1 - Reflection on Previous I Search Experiences- Thurs. April 3
 * The Presidential Caucus, Beyond Hammurabi,the Labyrinth Poject

2. Based on these projects, what does //research// mean to you?
 * Looking things up on the computer.

3. Describe one of your research successes or failures. Why was the experience positive or negative?
 * The Presidential Caucus was a sucess because I had a good website to find my information on.


 * 2 - Reflection on Webbing Process (due Tuesday, April 8)**

1. I think the webbing process helped/did not help me find a topic because:


 * I already knew what I wanted to do

1. Topic:
 * 3 - Why I Chose This Topic and What I Know About My Topic (due Tuesday, April 8)**
 * Orangutans

2. Why you chose it:
 * We heard people talk about it, and I chose it as my topic for speech class, so I already have information on it.

3. What you already know about your topic:
 * there are 50 to 60 thousand orangutans left
 * they live on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra
 * the main reason they are endangered is because of deforestation

1. Brainstorm a list of questions related to your topic.
 * 4 - Pre-Notetaking Activity - in class (due Wednesday, April 9)**
 * Why are orangutans endangered?
 * How many are there left?
 * Where do they live?
 * How would the loss of orangutans affect me?
 * How long have onangutans been endangered?
 * How can we get orangutans off the endangered species list and stop illegal logging?
 * If we continue all these harmful things at this rate, when will the orangutans be extinct?
 * What are the Presiden tand people of Indonesia doing to save the orangutans and the tropical rainforests?
 * How many orangutans are killed per year?
 * **How does the loss of tropical rainforests and orangutans affect the world?**
 * How have people impacted the orangutan population?
 * How many acres of tropical rainforest is destroyed each year?
 * Why are tropical rainforests important?

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?
 * 5 - Reflections on Pre-Notetaking - for homework (due Wednesday, April 9)**
 * I got to write down all of my questions so I don't forget them.
 * I found it relatively hard to come up with one question that could encompass all of my questions.

1. What have I learned today?
 * 6 - Search Log (due Thursday, April 10)**
 * I learned where orangutans live, how many of them there are, and why they are endangered.

2. What problems have I had?
 * I had trouble managing my time, because making the bib for every page takes so long.

3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
 * I will try to find the answers to more than one question per article.

4. What will I do next?
 * I will continue to research my project.

1. What have I learned today?
 * 7 - Search Log (due Friday, April 11)**
 * How much tropical rainforest has been destroyed and how to put the url in my notecards for some websites

2. What problems have I had?
 * I have had problems finding some answers to questions

3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
 * I will use a different website

4. What will I do next?
 * I will continue to research my project.

1. What have I learned today?
 * 8 - Search Log (due Monday, April 14)**
 * Why tropical rainforests are important

2. What problems have I had?
 * I just found out today that we needed 5 sources and two articles

3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?


 * I found two articles, and I think I have at least 4 sources

4. What will I do next?
 * I will continue researching, and work on my inspiration.