- State a topic in the form of a…
- Broad question
- Problem (Is this a real-life
problem?)
- Statement generated through
brainstorming
- Match purpose and audience with
plans for conducting research
- Pre-plan presentation and/or
product to help focus research (products include lists, charts, paragraphs,
diagrams, outlines, graphs, letters, reviews, poems)
- Conduct “pre-search”
investigations to seek initial and background information before setting final
research questions
- Generate several questions as a
way to focus and narrow topic of research
- Categorize and focus the
questions or statements to aid research (clustering, mind mapping, webbing,
etc.)
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