Uncovering Information: Research and Synthesis · Research and Inquiry

Effective Inquiry and Search Strategies

Develop focused research questions and use advanced search techniques to find relevant information.

Key Questions

  1. 1What makes a research question narrow enough to be answerable but broad enough to be interesting?
  2. 2How do search terms and boolean operators change the quality of results?
  3. 3How does a researcher adapt their questions as they discover new information?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.7CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.8
Grade: 7th Grade
Subject: English Language Arts
Unit: Uncovering Information: Research and Synthesis
Period: Research and Inquiry

Suggested Methodologies

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