Subtopics

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Subtopics

• By Mrs. Keegan

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Step 1

• List possible questions that relate to your main
  question

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What is
Why are
happening in
they
Sudan to
homeless?
cause this?
What
happened to
the kids
How many
families?
kids are
there?
Lost Boys of
the Sudan
What
happened on
their travels?
What will
happen to the
boys in the
future?
Where do
they live?
Who pays
for the
What is it like
camps?
at the
camps?
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Categories

• Look for words they have in common
• Make 3 columns and list the questions that seem
  to go together in the same column
• Come up for a name for their common traits
• SUBTOPICS.doc

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Problematic topic AIDS, Famine, Disease, War,
etc.

• Background of problem
• Statistics
• Causes
• Effects
• Solutions
• Future

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General

• History
• Background
• Description
• Rules
• Causes
• Effects
• Reasons for

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People

• Early life
• Education
• Early career
• Later career
• Accomplishments
• Reason for fame
• Contributions to society
• Obstacles

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Geographical

• Land formations
• Natural resources
• Weather
• Climate
• Plants
• Native People
• Human influence

• Animals
• Topography
• Location
• Agriculture
• Industries and Manufacturing
• How people have changed the environment

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Art, Music, Drama

• Artists
• Media (paint, sculpture, etc.
• Style
• Training/Education
• Exhibitions/Art Shows
• Performances
• Subjects (what did they paint or sculpt)

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Animals

• Diet
• Habitat
• Causes for being endangered (if endangered)
• Adaptations
• Enemies
• Life cycle
• Behavior

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Compare and Contrast

• Description of Item 1
• Description of Item 2
• Similarities
• Differences

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Historical Events

• Background
• Description of Place
• Description of People Involved
• Conditions (Living, working, family life )
• Battle Strategies
• Home Front (War only)
• Peace Negotiations
• Thinking of the time (ex. What did white people
  think about African-Americans in the time of
  Jackie Robinson?)

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Religion

• Symbols
• Leaders
• Origins (Beginnings)
• Places of Worship
• Sacred Objects
• Religious Practices/Traditions