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1. What are some of the previous research projects you have done? The last project i have done was the labyrinth project. That was a great project and i learned alot. In 6th grade we did a biography board. That project was fun to make the poster but i did not enjoy all the research we had to do. In 7th grade we did a project with Louisiana game boards. That was probably one of my favorite project because it was very creative. 2. Based on these projects, what does //research// mean to you? After experiencing all these projects, research means to me that i discover and learn more about whatever topic it is. I have never been the one who enjoys research but i like to learn new things about whatever it is being searched. 3. Describe one of your research successes or failures. Why was the experience positive or negative? One of my research successes was the labryinth project. Since i was intrested in that topic i was very into the researching, drawing, writing, and etc. During the whole project i was never behind and i enjoyed being a part of something that could be enjoyed for the rest of the school.
 * entry 1 - 3.14.07**

Great entry! Your grade is 10/10. Mrs. D
 * Teacher Response March 15**


 * entry 2 - 3.15.07**

I think the webbing process helped/did not help me find a topic because: The web process did not help me find my topic because i already knew what i was going to write about but the research helped me find more about my topic.


 * entry 3 - 3.16.07**

1. Topic: Ancient Rome 2. Why you chose it: When i was researching i found alot of information on it and i was intrested in alot of the different facts that i found. I also didnt know anything about this topic. I am also going there this summer so i want to learn more about it. 3. What you already know about your topic: I dont know alot about my topic that is why i chose to research it.

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

Brainstorm a list of questions related to your topic. 39. What was their culture?
 * entry 4**
 * 1) Why is the History of Ancient Rome intresting?
 * 2) What events were in Ancient Rome?
 * 3) What was before the rise of Rome
 * 4) What was in the Roman Republic?
 * 5) What was after the fall of Rome?
 * 6) What kind of art was in Rome?
 * 7) How was the majority of the art made?
 * 8) Who were famous artist in Rome?
 * 9) What was the most typical type of art made in ancient Rome?
 * 10) What was the architecture like?
 * 11) What was the most popular type of architecture in ancient Rome?
 * 12) What was most of the architecture made out of?
 * 13) Who were well known architectures or builders in ancient Rome?
 * 14) What types of environments were in Rome?
 * 15) Was it a clean environment?
 * 16) What were well known environmental features in ancient Rome?
 * 17) What was the Romans religion?
 * 18) Was their religion similar to anyone elses?
 * 19) How many god’s did Romans believe in?
 * 20) Who was the chief of the God’s according to the Romans?
 * 21) What did most roman’s wear?
 * 22) What were their clothes made from
 * 23) How were their clothes made?
 * 24) What did their shoes look like?
 * 25) What were their shoes made of?
 * 26) What language did the Romans speak?
 * 27) Where did their alphabet come from?
 * 28) What was popular poetry?
 * 29) What were some of the plays that were acted in ancient Rome?
 * 30) What kinds of foods did the Romans eat?
 * 31) Was Rich and Poor foods different?
 * 32) What did the Rich eat?
 * 33) What did the poor eat?
 * 34) **What was the Roman life like?**
 * 35) What were Roman Scientific achievements?
 * 36) Romans invented many knew ways to mine jewels, what were they?
 * 37) What were the Roman people like?
 * 38) What types of people were there?

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 it easy to create a fat question because i just thought about all my skinny questions and figured out what my overall main idea was. The pre notaking sheet helped me because it has shown me what to research and where i want to go with my report.
 * entry 5**


 * Teacher Response March 20 - You put a lot of work into your brainstorming! Interesting topic. 20/20.**

Teacher Response for March 21 - Why did you not make up this entry? 0/10. i was not here on this day because i was at the doctor.

Teacher Response ... again for March 21 - Oh, OK.

1. What have I learned today? I learned how to find information for mytopic in books and make notes on the information using technology. 2. What problems have I had? The onlyproblems that i had was that i was behind from being sick the day before. 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? i have caught upso i have already overcome this proble. 4. What will I do next?I will finish my research in my book.
 * entry 7-3.22.07**

Teacher Response March 22 - You caught up beautifully! thanks fo all of your hard work. 10/10.

1. What have I learned today? i didnt really learned much today because i had to catch up on my reasearch and im feeling pretty good about the amount of research i have found. 2. What problems have I had? ididnt have any problems today 3. How will I overcome the problem(s)? i didnt have any problems 4. What will I do next? complete my research