Pierson

Entry 1-3/14/07

1. What are some of the previous research projects you have done? One project I did in 6th grade was I had to do a research paper on Russia. I made a poster and I had to talk about who founded it and the current political leaders in it. In 6th grade I did a research project on White-Out. I researched how it is made, who invented it, and how it became a world wide company. In 7th grade I made a board game for Louisiana History that had trivia questions, and I had to film a short video on one of the Lousiana parishes.

2. Based on these projects, what does //research// mean to you? Research to me means when you gather information about that topic, from its creation or discovery to the present day in time. You write about who founded it and who created the product.

3. Describe one of your research successes or failures. Why was the experience positive or negative? The project I had in 6th grade on white out was a success, and I enjoyed doing that project. In 7th grade I was successful in completing the project but the experience was negative. I did not feel that what we learned was productive.

10 points Good. Very thoughtful responses
 * Teacher Response 3-15-07**

1. I think the webbing process helped/did not help me find a topic because: It showed options that I liked and showed parts I did not necessarily like about them. If I did not understand something completely on a certain topic I could find the information.
 * Entry 2 - 3/15/07**

10 points
 * Teacher Response 3-16-07**


 * Entry 3 - 3/15/07**

1. Topic: Medieval Time Period 2. Why you chose it: I chose this topic because I find the war technology and war strategies interesting. 3. What you already know about your topic: I know how in this time period the Roman Catholic Church had a large effect on everyone. In this time the Roman Catholic Church effected things such as art, architecture, holidays, education, and pilgrimages and crusades.

10 points
 * Teacher Response 3-16-07**

Brainstorm a list of questions related to your topic. How did technology improve life in medieval times? - Fat Questions How advance was the technology? - Skinny Question What were there greatest weapons and war defenses? - Skinny Question How advance was the technology? - Skinny Question Who were allies and enemies at this point in time? Who were the leaders and kings of this time? What influences does it have on architecture today? How did feudalism have an effect on the people? Where were the king’s castles located? When was the medieval time? What is feudalism? How did feudalism come into existence?
 * Entry 4 - 3/16/07**

10 points
 * Teacher Response 3-21-07**

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 helps you find a priority of events and what is the most important to research. Since I had to get them checked they are more rellavent to the subject. I found it medium difficulty, it was a challenge.
 * Entry 5 - 3/16/07**

10 points
 * Teacher Response 3-21-07**

1. What have I learned today? Today I learned the advanced technology that the medieval people had. I learned about their weapons and how they were used and what they were made of. I learned how to take notes on NoodleBib. 2. What problems have I had? I had problems finding my subject on the database websites. 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? I overcame these problems by trying new databases and I tried narrowing down my searched in the Advanced Search category. 4. What will I do next? Next I am going to find another database article and try to answer some of my skinny and fat questions, and then I will write my bibliographies for these websites in NoodleBib.
 * Entry 6 - 3/20/07**

10 points
 * Teacher Response 3-21-07**

1. What have I learned today? Today I learned how important armor was in the medieval times and how important the longbow was. Without archers castles and armies would have been a lot less protected. 2. What problems have I had? I got my information from the same article within the same database. I was confused about the face you can't have both your databases from your same article. 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? I will overcome these problems by trying to find a new database article and redoing the bibliographies. 4. What will I do next? I will finish by bibliographies and I will find a book and paraphrase certain important parts. I have to finish paraphrasing my database articles.
 * Entry 7 - 3/21/07**

10 points**
 * Teacher Response 3-22-07

1. What have I learned today? Today I learned all the different variety of weapons used during the Medieval Times in Europe. I learned about the foot soldiers, knights, and archers. 2. What problems have I had? I had problems finding answers to my fat questions in the book. All the information seemed irrelevant to my topic. 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? I will overcome these problems by looking harder and maybe widening the subject of what I am looking for. 4. What will I do next? I will finish paraphrasing parts of my book and I will find two more entries to add to my Net Snippets and NoodleBib.
 * Entry 8 - 3/22/07**

10 points I found some books for you. Ask me about them. Mrs. Goodall**
 * Teacher Response 3-23-07