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2 - Reflection on Webbing Process (due Tuesday, April 8) 1. I think the webbing process helped/did not help me find a topic because: The webbing process helped me because it let look at my options.

1. Topic: Decline in car power: The end of the v8 muscle car comes to an end. 2. Why you chose it: I like cars. 3. What you already know about your topic: That because of emissions and mpg regulations the big- block v8 will soon come to an end along with the last great muscle cars.
 * 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.
 * 4 - Pre-Notetaking Activity - in class (due Wednesday, April 9)**
 * Why is the age of muscle car/ high performance car coming to an end?
 * What are examples of high performance cars?
 * **How has car performance technology advanced in the past 40 years?(fat)**
 * How will high performance cars be affected as a whole?

Mrs D **
 * You need more skinny questions. More questions will make your research process easier.

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? It helped me zero in on what I wanted to do with my project. I thought it was kind of in the middle, only because I had to rethink it.
 * 5 - Reflections on Pre-Notetaking - for homework (due Wednesday, April 9)**

1. What have I learned today? About why we have to sacrifice car power for emissions. 2. What problems have I had? Finding **A Lot of web sites.** 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? look in books and magazines. 4. What will I do next? I will use some books and magazines on my subject that I know of to get info.
 * 6 - Search Log (due Thursday, April 10)**

Mrs. D **
 * Also, check out databases. You are required to have two databases and one print sources in your required five sources.

1. What are some of the previous research projects you have done? My bio board in 6th grade, and my book report in 4th grade. 2. Based on these projects, what does //research// mean to you? It means learning about something new. 3. Describe one of your research successes or failures. Why was the experience positive or negative? I did my bio board and waited to late to do it well, and it was a failure.
 * 1 - Reflection on Previous I Search Experiences (due Mon. April 7)**

1. What have I learned today? The fuel ecnomy of high performance cars. 2. What problems have I had? None. 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? 4. What will I do next? Graphic organizer.
 * 8 - Search Log (due Monday, April 14)**

1. What have I learned today? More about why muscle cars had to be recalled from production and will probably again. 2. What problems have I had? None. 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? I didn't have any. 4. What will I do next? Continue to research.
 * 7 - Search Log (due Friday, April 11)**