Grace

=Wiki Entries= 1. What are some of the previous research projects you have done?
 * 1 - Reflection on Previous I Search Experiences (due Mon. April 7)**
 * LA Festivals(7th grade-LA History)
 * Greek Mythology(8th grade-English)

2. Based on these projects, what does //research// mean to you?
 * gathering information to answer a question or describe a topis you find interesting

3. Describe one of your research successes or failures. Why was the experience positive or negative?
 * Greek Mythology- I did not reasearch as much information as i should have, so i ended up getting a bad grade. This was a negative experience.

1. I think the webbing process helped/did not help me find a topic because: I had trouble finding a topic, so it took me a very long time to research with out a great outcome.
 * 2 - Reflection on Webbing Process (due Tuesday, April 8)**

1. Topic: Eiffel Tour 2. Why you chose it: I find this topic very intersting. 3. What you already know about your topic:The tour is located in Paris.
 * 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)**
 * Who built the Eiffel Tour?
 * What year was it built?
 * What was the purpose of building it?
 * How tall is the eiffel tour?
 * How is the eiffel tour used today, and how was it used then?
 * How long did it take to build?
 * Why is the eiffel tour so important to France?
 * Why has it become so famouse?

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? **Grace: I am concerned about the "fatness" of this topic. Let me know how your research goes. Mrs D**
 * 5 - Reflections on Pre-Notetaking - for homework (due Wednesday, April 9)**
 * I actually found it very hard to find a fat questiion for my topic. Not because it's a hard topic, but because all the question that I came up with could be answerd with simple facts.

1. What have I learned today? took 2 years to built was built by a man named Gustave Eiffel was built for the international exhibition of france was parachuted off of in 1984 was climed by an mountaineer in 1954 had a bicycle ridden down from the 1st level in1923 2. What problems have I had? 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? 4. What will I do next?
 * 6 - Search Log (due Thursday, April 10)**
 * Today I learned that the Eiffel Tour:
 * So far I have not had any problems in my reaseach.
 * I will continue to reasearch my topic and try and answer as many of my questions as I can.

1. What have I learned today? is visited by nearly 6million people a year Eiffel used spretial techniques to make sure the Eiffel Tour didnt fall over the idea of of a 1000 foot iron tour was not new, American engineer had designed one in Philadelphia, but never actually built it 2. What problems have I had?
 * 7 - Search Log (due Friday, April 11)**
 * Today I learned the Eiffel Tour:
 * I was scared that I was running out of questions for this topic, but the more I research, the more questions I come up with

3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? 4. What will I do next?
 * The next the thing I was do is continue to research.

1. What have I learned today? Eiffel did not actualy design the tour, 2 engineers at his construction company did by the names of Emile Nouguier and Maurice Koeclin the tour was more than a monument it is a symbol of france 2. What problems have I had? 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? 4. What will I do next?
 * 8 - Search Log (due Monday, April 14)**
 * Today I learned: