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Develop a research plan

The most time consuming part of any research project is the research. Plan your time wisely. Some 70-80% of your time should be devoted to reading and research so you thoroughly understand your subject. The remaining time is for writing. However, do not leave writing of the last minute. Remember, if you leave printing o the last minute, there are bound to be printer problems!

Develop your research topic.

What are the key concepts of your topic?  Can you broaden or narrow your focus? Consider focusing on one or more of the following:

  • time period
  • place
  • specific event   
  • specific people

Does your topic overlap other subject areas such as anthropology, geography or political science?

Think of 2- 3 questions that you will need to explore.

  • Think about the history of your topic, and its categories.
  • Who are the key people? What did they do? Why did it happen?

Under each question, think about the following aspects:

  • What do you already know about your topic or issue?
  • What do you need to learn to better understand your topic or issue?
  • What kind of information resource might provide the answer to these questions?

    Consider your audience.

    • Who will read your paper?
    • Why will it be of interest to them?
    • What will be new to them?

    Google Apps for Education

    NoodleTools

    Use NoodleTools to keep track of all of your research in one place: 
    sources, notes, outline AND paper! 

    PHS uses Google Apps for Education (GAFE) to access NoodleTools.
    Note: You must be in a GoogleApp such as Mail or Drive to see the app in the waffle.

    Log in with your school email (lastnamefirstinitial##) and network password.

    ***Important: Your teachers want to see the URL in your citation. Please truncate the web address, i.e. shorten it to the domain (.com, .org, .edu, etc).

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