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1. What are some of the previous research projects you have done? I did research projects in 6 grade on taxol, Billy the Kid, and enviromental problems. In seventh grade I did a project on the southern part of Louisiana in Louisiana History. This year I have already done a project on labyrinths, ancinet Greece, and the Babylonians. I also did a project and the Greek god Hermes, for English. 2. Based on these projects, what does //research// mean to you? Research means to search about a topic someone has already done a search on or a topic assigned to you to find information about. 3. Describe one of your research successes or failures. Why was the experience positive or negative? The project on the Greek god Hermes was a success because I found all my information very easily and got a good grade.
 * Entry 1- 3/14/07**

1. I think the webbing process helped/did not help me find a topic because: I thing the webbing process helped because it made me think through all my options I could search on and made me choose one I liked the most.
 * Entry 2- 3/15/07**

1. Topic: King Arthur of the Round Table 2. Why you chose it:I chose this person because I wanted the learn more about the Medeval ages and i wanted to learn more about King Arthur. 3. What you already know about your topic:I already know that King Arthur was a king during the Middle Ages and started the Knights of the Round Table.
 * Entry 3-3/15/07**

Your grade is 20/20.
 * Teacher Response March 16**

1. Brainstorm a list of questions related to your topic.
 * Entry 4- 3/16/07**

Brainstorming

When was King Arthur born? Why did he find the Round Table? What was his childhood like? Was he married? How did he become a king? Why was King Arthur so important? Why was he so famous? What did he do to change the world? What did he do to change the world during his time period? What time period did he come from? Where did he live? Did he have any children? Did he joust? What was his full name? Did he really pull a sword out of a rock? How many knights were in the Round Table? What qualified a knight to be in the Round Table? Did he fight in wars? Why was the Round Table formed? When did it die?
 * Who is King Arthur?**

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? I found a lot of questions with this activity so I now have a lot of questions to investigate. I found it very easy to create a fat question from my ideas because some of the things I wanted to know were fat questions.
 * Entry 5- 3/15/07**


 * Teacher Response March 20 - OK, which question is your fat question? 19/20.**

1. What have I learned today? I learned where King Arthur was born and where he was buried. I also learned that he was a leader against pagan Saxon armies. I learned how to use NoodleBib note cards. I think that they are a lot easier that NetSnippets. 2. What problems have I had? I didn't really have any problems today becasue I am still not sure what my main topic will be. 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? I wiil overcome my problems by finding what my main topic will be. 4. What will I do next? Next I will find my main topic.
 * Entry 6 -3/20/07**


 * Teacher Response March 21 - good job. 10/10.**

1. What have I learned today? I learned today that King Arthur's queen was having secret love affairs with one of his Knights, Sir Lancelot. I also learned that King Arthur really did go on the hunt for the Holy Grail. Next I leanred that the Holy Grail was actually used with Jesus, during the last supper. 2. What problems have I had? I had problems finding my books. I wanted to find three books but when I went downstairs I could only find one of them. This book turned out to be really great for what I was looking for. 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? I overcame this problem because I went to find multiple books so I actually found many books. This book actually helped me find other things that I needed to research that I hadn't thought about yet. 4. What will I do next? Next I will find information on the Round Table. I hope to find why, where, and how it was created. I also want to fidn how King Arthur was involved in it and what it actually did.
 * Entry 7- 3/21/07**


 * Teacher Response March 22 - Please feel free to use the book in my classroom. 10/10.**

1. What have I learned today? today I learned that King Arthur really did pull Escaliber from a stone. I also learned that King Arthur's father was in love with Queen that was already married to a Duke. His father loved her so much that he asked a wizard named Merlin to make him look like the Duke and that was how Arthur was concieved. 2. What problems have I had? I didn't have any problems today. 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? I don't need to overcome any problems becasue I didn't have any. 4. What will I do next? Next I will keep researhing and try to find more about Escaliber, teh Round Table or how King Arthur became a king. I also need to find King Arthur's full name.
 * Entry 8- 2/22/07**