Formulating a Research Question

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Formulating a Research Question

• Aim How do I formulate a research question for
  my research paper?

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• How are economic systems structured to meet the
  needs and wants of different societies?

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Region you are interested in

• Russia!

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Russia

• What?
• Daily life
• Women
• Communism
• WWI

• When?
• During WWI

• Who?
• Women
• Working Class
• Children

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Essential Question Possibilities

• How does technological change affect people,
  places, and regions?
• How are economic systems structured to meet the
  needs and wants of different societies?
• What assumptions do different groups hold about
  power, authority, governance, and law?

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Try them out

• How did the technological advances change
  affect the daily lives of workers Russia during
  WWI?
• How did Lenins interpretation of Communism hope
  meet the needs and wants of different minority
  groups during his dictatorship (1917-1924)?

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Choose your region
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Choose three or so essential questions
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List the Who What When

• Who

• What

• When

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Create up to three sample research questions

• Rubric
• The question is specific, an essential question
  and researchable..
• A ?
• Value
• 10 points (of a 100 point research paper)