The Research Process

Researching a Historical Figure-Early life/bio-Background of their significant contribution to society-Significant contributions/work/events-Later life-Legacy

Researching a Court Case/Law-Incident/tension/injustice that preceded court case/law-Major figures, places, events of trial or law-Details of the court case/law-Aftermath of case/law-Implications for the future

Researching an idea, event, or movement-Incident/tension/injustice that preceded idea, event, or movement-Major figures, places, events of idea, event, or movement-Controversy or struggles encountered-Advancements made-Implications for the future

Overarching questions:-Have I gathered information on all my research questions?-What else should I research?-What did I learn from my research? The big take away?-What new insight do I gained after doing this research?-What implications, connections, or patterns do I see in my topic and today’s society?

Works Cited Page-This page is an alphabetized list of your corrected formatted sources that you used in your research. -There are very specific guidelines to follow to properly format your works cited page.

Works Cited"Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense

Fund. Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York Times. New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.Leroux, Marcel. Global Warming: Myth Or Reality?: The Erring Ways of Climatology. New York: Springer, 2005. Print.Milken, Michael, Gary Becker, Myron Scholes, and Daniel Kahneman. "On Global Warming and Financial Imbalances." New Perspectives Quarterly 23.4 (2006): 63. Print.