Part 1
Select
a research topic area for Project 1 based on which of the following areas
interests you the most. You will explore the selected topic a little later in
this theme. Mark your selection in the right-hand column.
Drafting of the U.S. Constitution
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Mao Zedong’s Rule Over China
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South
African Apartheid
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Choose Your Own Topic (insert pre-approved
topic here)
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In the space below, write a short paragraph
about what you already knew about the topic you selected prior to this course,
based on your personal history or experiences. This may include assumptions,
beliefs, or values related to the topic. Be as detailed as possible.
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Part 2
Now
that you have identified your topic and described what you already know about
the topic, what questions do you still have about the topic that you would like
to know? Place your answers in the right-hand column.
Identify one question about the topic that
you are curious about.
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Describe why this question matters to
you personally.
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Describe why this question matters to
society.
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Identify a second question about the
topic you are curious about.
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Describe why this question matters to
you personally.
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Describe why this question matters to
society.
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Part 3
You are now ready to complete the final part of your Topic
Exploration Worksheet. You have chosen a topic, posed some research questions,
and are ready to start thinking about what kind of sources you will need to
investigate your research questions further. Using the library guide in the
Shapiro Library provided for your chosen topic, skim through the suggested
resources (or find your own) and complete the following information for your
research questions.
List which
secondary sources would be helpful for investigating your first research
question.
(Include the title and author of the
sources)
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List which
primary sources
would be
helpful for investigating your first research question.
(Include the title and author of the
sources)
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List which
secondary sources would be helpful for investigating your second research
question.
(Include the title and author of the
sources)
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List which
primary sources would be helpful for investigating your second research
question.
(Include the title and author of the
sources)
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Now that you
have gone through the research, describe what you have learned about your
topic in one to two paragraphs.
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