ADDITIONAL TIPS TO WORK ON YOUR

TOPIC FOR THE

INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT :
During planning stage, you will be gathering and
organizing writing ideas. When you are planning your
investigative Project, you may wish to use graphic
organizers like outline, Source Card, and Note cards.
DO PRELIMINARY RESEARCH
After you have chosen a topic for your investigation,
do some prelimitary research. Look up your topic in a
reference work, such as newspaper, online news or
any formal statistic document, to find general
information. Then find additional information by
conducting text searches online.
A MAJOR RESEARCH FORMULATE QUESTION :
Write questions about your topic that you would like to
answer in your Project. You might find it helpful to use
questions that begin with words such as:
Who, what, when, where, why and how .
WRITE A RESEARCH PLAN:
Having done preliminary research and formulated your
major reserch question, search the internet for
potential sources for your topic. Compile a list of
online sites and print books to investigate further.
Include both print and digital sources. Additionally you
should look for evidence from experts.