Josh

1. Research Experiences

One research project I did was the Louisiana State Festivals project for Mrs. Brewer. To me, research is getting detailed, accurate information from a reliable source, and using it to your advantage. My festival project was a negative experience because the representative of the Delcambre Shrimp Festival never emailed me back, severely limiting my research.

1. I think the webbing process helped/did not help me find a topic because: It helped me become a better researcher and I knew how to find better sources.
 * 2 - Reflection on Webbing Process (due Tuesday, April 8)**

I think the webbing process helped me find a topic because it makes it easier to find helpful pages, and y ou can even hit ctrl+f to find certain words or phrases.

1. Topic: Horsepower 2. Why you chose it: I chose it because we've already studied it in science and it's one of the few things i'm actually interested in. 3. What you already know about your topic: That it is 746 watts, and it is a measurement of power.
 * 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. How does horsepower affect our lives today? How is it defined? Why was it invented before it was needed?
 * 4 - Pre-Notetaking Activity - in class (due Wednesday, April 9)**

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 helped because it helped me focus on what I needed to do before I did it. I found it really hard to find my dangerously obese question because i'm not good at broad topics.
 * 5 - Reflections on Pre-Notetaking - for homework (due Wednesday, April 9)**

1. What have I learned today? That one horsepower was equal to the power of 1 horse in 1806, but equal to 1.5 horses now. 2. What problems have I had? Making bibliographies takes me a long time. 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? Try to get better at them. 4. What will I do next? Keep answering my questions in notecards.
 * 6 - Search Log (due Thursday, April 10)**

1. What have I learned today? Sadly, not much :'( 2. What problems have I had? Finding relevant articles in the databases 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? I'm not sure yet... 4. What will I do next? Try to finish!!!!!!!
 * 7 - Search Log (due Friday, April 11)**

1. What have I learned today? How to properly use the library catalogue 2. What problems have I had? Finding the right book 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? Look Faster 4. What will I do next? Try to get my book reference out of the way.
 * 8 - Search Log (due Monday, April 14)**