01+Planning+Checklist

Key Question: What is my current task and what are some topics or questions I need to answer? What is the overall goal of the assignment? How many parts does the assignment have? How many sources do I need? What is required for each part of the assignment? What do I need to do in order to complete the assignment? How will the assignment be graded?
 * Big6 Step 1: Task Definition**

How is the topic related to my life? What do I think is the most important thing about this topic? Why is the topic interesting to me? Why should other people care about this topic? How would I describe this topic to my friends?
 * Explore your topic to gain a more meaningful viewpoint of your topic**

What are at least four key words I can use to find information about my topic? What are the key questions I hope to answer about my topic?
 * Narrow the topic by identifying key works and key questions**


 * What type of information will I need?**
 * Facts:** What types of facts can I use?
 * Opinions:** Whose opinions can I seek?
 * Text:** What types of books or articles can I use?
 * Pictures:** What types of pictures can I use?
 * Videos:** What types of videos can I use?
 * Music:** What type of music can I use?
 * Statistics:** What types of statistics will help make my project meaningful?
 * Primary sources:** What types of primary sources are relevant?

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