Laura

1. What are some of the previous research projects you have done? 2. Based on these projects, what does //research// mean to you? 3. Describe one of your research successes or failures. Why was the experience positive or negative?
 * 1 - Reflection on Previous I Search Experiences-(Thurs. April 3)**
 * BioBoards, Labyrinths, Greek Mythology, Beyond Hamurabbi, and the Presidential Caucus
 * Research is finding information from definite sources to answers a question or inform yourself of something
 * On the Bioboard project, I worked really hard to find the best imformation and pictures, and it payed off because my board turned out fabulous and I got a good grade.

1. I think the webbing process didn't help me find topics because I already had an idea of what I wanted to use, and I didn't need to use it.
 * 2 - Reflection on Webbing Process (due Tuesday, April 8)**

1. Topic://Don Quixote// 2. Why you chose it: In Spanish, we are reading a cartoon version of this book, and I wanted to learn more about it 3. What you already know about your topic: //Don Quixote// is a very famous and important book in hoistory, and its author was so widely acclaimed that some countries' currency is named after him
 * 3 - Why I Chose This Topic and What I Know About My Topic (due Tuesday, April 8)**


 * 4 - Pre-Notetaking Activity - in class (due Wednesday, April 9)**
 * **Key Question: Why is this book so important to Spanish culture?**
 * What was the inspiration for //Don Quixote//?
 * What did this book mean to people when it was written?
 * Who wrote //Don Quixote//? When? How long did it take to write?
 * What was the author like? What did they think of the book?
 * What is the moral of the story? The reason?
 * Why are there two seperate books to make up "one big novel?" Were they written at different times?
 * How many times was the book edited and changed before its final copy? Why?
 * How many languages is it translated into? How many copies has it sold?
 * Why is it so highly acclaimed?

1. The Pre-Notetaking process helped me learn how to form a good fat question. I think my ideas were good, and making the questions was fairly easy.
 * 5 - Reflections on Pre-Notetaking - for homework (due Wednesday, April 9)**

1. I learned a lot about the author of //Don Quixote// today, Miguel de Cervantes, and his previous works 2. I have not had any problems so far because there is so much imformation about this book on the internet that I won't have any problems with finding things 3. 4. Next, I plan on researching more on the book instead of the author.
 * 6 - Search Log (due Thursday, April 10)**

1. Today I have learned some random facts about //Don Quixote//, but mostly re-did my bibliographies 2. I had World Book entered as a website instead of a database and couldn't change it 3. I deleted my old bibliographies and re-did them as databases 4. I think that I will continue research to answer my questions and find a print source to answer my fat question
 * 7 - Search Log (due Friday, April 11)**

1. I have leared a lot about the moral of //Don Quixote// 2. A problem I had was when I used a book scanned and put online, but it didn't coun't as a print source 3. I will use //Don Quixote// as the print source 4. I will find print and publish info //on Don// //Quixote// in the book
 * 8 - Search Log (due Monday, April 14)**