Big6 #1: Selecting a Topic and Identifying Needed Information

Time Period

Interesting topics of the

time

Directions

Example

1. Write the time period

here. For example: Vikings,
Enlightenment, etc.
2. List 2-5 topics about the
time period that you think
are interesting.

The 60s

Your ideas

1. Rock music

1.

2. Protest

2.

3. Vietnam War

3.

4. John Kennedy

4.

5. Hippies

5.

Favorite topic

Categories

Category questions

3. Of the topics you listed,

Protest
which one would you
choose if could study only
one thing this year?
4. List 3-5 things about your 1. Historical context
topic that you find
interesting. These will form
your categories.
2. Participants

5. What information do you

need to find out about each
category? You should write
this list in question form to
make this step easier. Write
3-5 questions for each
category.

1. Historical Context

2.

3. Events for protest

3.

4. Places of protest

4.

5. Consequences of protest

5.

1. Participants: Who
participated in protests in
the 60s? How old was the
average protester?
2. Events: What were
protesters trying to change?
Why were they upset? How
did they organize?

See below for space to write your

questions.

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Historical context

Question 1: During what historical time period and what year does your topic take
place?

Question 2: Where does your topic take place?

Question 3: What kind of government was ruling the country your topic takes place
in at the time?

Question 4: Choose another European country. What was an event that occurred in
that country at the same time as your topic was occurring?

Question 5: Choose a country on another continent. What was an event that occurred
in that country at the same time as your topic was occurring? What government was
in charge there at that time?

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