The deadline for your homework is the 10th of March.
Homework task: Inquiry question and half page reflection
The inquiry/ research question should be a question about the topic and something you would like to further investigate.
It can be in the form of a statement.
When defining a “clear and focused research question” the following elements can be considered:
relevance, manageability, originality, ability to be assessed, of interest to the student and based in the subject.
You are going to spend two weeks of homework time after completing the unit to investigate your topic of interest.
You will submit a ½ page reflection about the clarity and focus of your research questions.
Think about the following questions when writing your reflection:
● How easy or difficult it was to find information?
● Where there a good range of sources that you could refer to?
● Were the sources recent or dated?
● Could you answer your topic in an essay of 2 pages?
● Was your topic interesting?
● Could you find a definitive answer to your question?
● If you were rewriting your question what would you change?
Resources:
● KWL Chart: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr2kwl.htm
● Y Chart: http://www.education.tas.gov.au/english/ycharts.htm
● SWOT Analysis: http://www.myread.org/monitoring_swot.htm
● Mind Map http://www.jcu.edu.au/studying/services/studyskills/mindmap/index.html
Homework task: Inquiry question and half page reflection
The inquiry/ research question should be a question about the topic and something you would like to further investigate.
It can be in the form of a statement.
When defining a “clear and focused research question” the following elements can be considered:
relevance, manageability, originality, ability to be assessed, of interest to the student and based in the subject.
You are going to spend two weeks of homework time after completing the unit to investigate your topic of interest.
You will submit a ½ page reflection about the clarity and focus of your research questions.
Think about the following questions when writing your reflection:
● How easy or difficult it was to find information?
● Where there a good range of sources that you could refer to?
● Were the sources recent or dated?
● Could you answer your topic in an essay of 2 pages?
● Was your topic interesting?
● Could you find a definitive answer to your question?
● If you were rewriting your question what would you change?
Resources:
● KWL Chart: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr2kwl.htm
● Y Chart: http://www.education.tas.gov.au/english/ycharts.htm
● SWOT Analysis: http://www.myread.org/monitoring_swot.htm
● Mind Map http://www.jcu.edu.au/studying/services/studyskills/mindmap/index.html