Mickey


 * Tacher Response March 14**

I am sorry that I did not have your wiki page developed before I required an assignment from yo.. Mrs. D

Entry 1 3-14-07

I have done research projects for speech, Social Studies and English. I have done projects on people, places, things and different topics. Research means that you spend time learning about a new topic so you are able to present a project on the specific topic. One research sucsess I had was when I had to research about the B.C.S. to give a speech on it. The expierience was positive because I knew a little about the topic to get me started.

Entry 2 3-15-07

I think that the webbing process helped because it gave me a "fat" question and other small questions I could ask after the "fat" question. It really helped me choose a topic that would be extensive and informitive.

Entry 3 3-15-07

Columbus and the Odyssey to the New Land is the my I- Search topic. The reason I choose it is because I thought that it would be extensive and an interesting topic. I that Columbus made several journeys to the New land, his first trip was in 1492. His crew had 3 ships and they where trying to find a shortcut to the West Indies.

Entry 4 3-16-07

Brain storm questions for I-Search

1. Did the Columbus expedition encourage discoveries of the world and everything beyond?

2. Does the Columbus expedition encourage and heighten the anxiety to goes to Mars and beyond.

3. How did the Columbus expedition teach people to “pack” better for long journeys?

4. Why did Columbus get the right to take a crew of men on a journey to find a shortcut to the West Indies?

5. What was Columbus’ journey to the new world like?


 * 6. How did finding the new world change the course of life of Europeans in the 1500’s?**

I. Why where people so interested in the New World? II. What inventions came to the world because of the discoveries in the New World? III. Once people settled in the New World how did life differ form life back in Europe.

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

Entry 5 due March 20th

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?
 * Reflections on Pre-Notetaking - for homework (due Tue, Mar 20)**

The pre-notetaking sheet helped because I had several different topics to make a fat question on. Once I found my fat question I was able to come up with several other questions. I found it both easy and difficult to find the fat question because some of the questions turned out to be off topic or they happened to be great questions.

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

Entry 6 due March 21st

1. What have I learned today?
 * 6 - Search Log (due Wed, Mar 21)**

It was hard for me to gather info on my topic because there are very few articles about my topic, and some are not even relevant.

2. What problems have I had?

Not being able to find articles for my topic.

3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?

Ask Mrs. DaQuanno's permission to change my fat question.

4. What will I do next?

research more and work on it at home

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

1. What have I learned today?
 * 7 - Search Log (due Thur, Mar 22)**

I learned facts about Columbus and how and when he went to each village throughout the Caribean.

2. What problems have I had?

I had found an article but it took my a while to find a biography on Christopher Columbus.

3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?

I had found a book at the end of the class period and will go find the book first thing in class.

4. What will I do next?

I will take notes from the book then I will find another article.

10 points**
 * Teacher Response 3-23-07

March 24, I was not at school on Friday. I had teeth pulled. Mickey