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Come Up with 3 (or More) Subtopic Questions• EXAMPLE FOR “What did George Washington do as America’s first

president?”1. What issues did Washington have during his first years as

president?

2. Who did Washington ask for help from when he became president?

3. What laws did Washington create as president?

WHAT DO I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ANCIENT ROME

Name:________________________________ DUE FRIDAY JANUARY 15th (at end of period)

FOCUS QUESTION:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Subtopic (Research) Questions:1)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

2) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

3)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Subtopic Question:__________________________

Source:

3 Research Facts of Information

HOW TO WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW1st- research what you want to know about/ make sure record the source(s) of your research

2nd-record your research on the pages provided

3rd – organize your thoughts so you know what you want to write

4th - write your paper using the RACES strategy Restate the QuestionAnswer the QuestionCite Evidence or ExamplesExplain Your AnswersSum it Up (or Restate the Question in a different way)

5th- read your own work! Make sure it actually says what you want it to say with no spelling or grammar errors

6th- works consulted page of where you found your information.

GRADING RUBRIC50 Points Total -10 points every school day it is late Due Friday Jan. 15th

Did you answer your question? 20 points: If you fully and accurately answered your question with specific details

5 points: Your question is partially answered but some details are missing. Or you have incorrect information present

Do you have 3 subtopics to help answer the question?

10 points: All three subtopics help answer the overall topic question. Theses subtopics are clearly found in the paper by being divided into 3 separate paragraphs

5 points: There are not 3 subtopics that can be clearly found. Or the subtopics are found, but do not connect or help answer the overall question you want to know more about.

Were you on task? 5 points: Did you work to the best of your ability and not interrupt your classmates?

0 points: You were not on task and as a result disrupted others while they were working. Your teacher had to talk to you about being on task

Works Consulted Page 5 points: You accurately have a works consulted page that lists where you got your research in alphabetical order

- 1 point for every improper cited work you consulted. -1 if not put in alphabetical order.

Research Packet 5 points: The research packet is used and filled out. You include the source of your information and have 3 index cards filled out per subtopic

0 points: if the research packet is not fully used. -1 if an index card is blank or there is no source for the information.

Spelling and Grammar 5 points: There are no spelling or grammatical errors at all. You read your work and double checked it.

-1 point for every 3 mistakes found. Mistakes include spelling, capitalization, punctuation, using the wrong tense (present v. past)