This is Step 1 of your Personal Research Project. You will submit this in WITH the COMPLETED PACKET. It is a work tool. It should be used throughout the process to organize and improve the research experience.

What do you want to know about this topic? (type in the text box)

List some websites, by name or type, where you might find answers, OTHER THAN Google/Bing:

What search terms could you use to look for answers? Write them here exactly as used; add or subtract terms as needed and keep a record here of what you used, what worked, what didn’t, etc.

AFTER DOING SOME PRELIMINARY RESEARCH, ADD NOTES IN RESPONSE TO THESE QUESTIONS:

  1. Are you finding the information you wanted?If no, what problems are you running into?
  2. How has your search scope changed since you began your research?
  3. What else do you need to complete your collection of websites BEFORE you begin your rough draft?