What to Do
Complete the following task to show what you have learned about writing effective research questions. While you work through the task, think about whether you are achieving the goal. You may want to review an example of research questions before you begin.
Task: Write some questions to guide research on your topic.
Goal: Show that you understand how to use different types of questions effectively.
See the example: Microsoft Word* or PDF
- Start a new word processing document. Always remember to type your name, the date, and a title at the top of the document.
- Write some questions to guide research for your expository essay. Make sure you address each of the following considerations:
- Why did you choose the topic?
- What facts do you need to know to understand the topic?
- What kinds of research questions will provide the facts?
- What are some different points of view about the topic?
- What kinds of research questions will help you understand the points of view?
- Remember to save your document frequently while you work.
- Check with your teacher to make sure you have written effective research questions. You may want to ask your teacher if you have too few or too many questions.
- Check the spelling and grammar in your paragraphs.
- Double-check your work by reading the document carefully one more time.
- Review the checklist and revise your research questions to make sure they are complete.
- Save your document.
- Share your research questions.
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