PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
You've determined a focus, identified and evaluated your resources, pulled out important facts and information and thought through some of your own ideas. NOW, let's put it all together in a written format. Here are a few helpful tips:
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Organize your information
First, put all your notes in order. What happened first, second, last?
Also, make sure you can answer the following questions: who, what, when, where, and how?
Another method of organizing your information is to compare and contrast. Make a list of things that are similar and things that are different.
Also, make sure you can answer the following questions: who, what, when, where, and how?
Another method of organizing your information is to compare and contrast. Make a list of things that are similar and things that are different.
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Conclusions
Ask a few questions to help you narrow in on a conclusion.
1. What do YOU think about what you have discovered?
2. Do the answers make sense? Why or why not?
3. Are they what you expected?
4. Have you changed your opinions based on things you've learned?
1. What do YOU think about what you have discovered?
2. Do the answers make sense? Why or why not?
3. Are they what you expected?
4. Have you changed your opinions based on things you've learned?
Last updated April 29, 2011