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Topic. Your name. Slide 1 Introduction: I-Search “Why is this topic important or interesting to me?. Think about how the topic you have randomly selected is important to you. How can you connect lessons of our country’s past to lessons you can learn in your present?
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Slide 1 Introduction: I-Search “Why is this topic important or interesting to me? • Think about how the topic you have randomly selected is important to you. How can you connect lessons of our country’s past to lessons you can learn in your present? • Find three quotations that are of the most interest to you and write a two sentence explanation of why you find these passages important. • Quotation 1: • Personal Connection: • Quotation 2: • Personal Connection: • Quotation 3: • Personal Connection:
Slide 2 Body Paragraph 1: Why was this topic an important part of history? • Think about why this topic is important to America’s history. What important or interesting facts are necessary to learn in order to fully grasp the topic? • Generate three questions that are important to answer in regards to your topic, answer them with direct quotations, then provide a one sentence explanation of the quote. • Question 1: • Quotation 1: • Explanation 1: • Question 2: • Quotation 2: • Explanation 2: • Question 3: • Quotation 3: • Explanation 3:
Slide 3 Body Paragraph 2: How is this topic relevant in today’s society? • Think about how this topic is important in American culture today. What important or interesting facts are necessary to learn in order to fully grasp the topic? • Generate three questions that are important to answer in regards to your topic, answer them with direct quotations, then provide a one sentence explanation of the quote. • Question 1: • Quotation 1: • Explanation 1: • Question 2: • Quotation 2: • Explanation 2: • Question 3: • Quotation 3: • Explanation 3:
Slide 4 Body Paragraph 3: What similarities and differences can I generate between this topic then and now? • Think about how this topic has evolved over the decades. Generate a list below connecting this topic ‘then’ and ‘now.’ • Then: • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. • 5. • Now: • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. • 5.
Slide 5 Concluding Paragraph: Now it is time to reflect on your topic. • 1. What did you see as most valuable? • 2. With whom should you share this information? • 3. What more would you like to know? • 4. What quotation from your research did you find most interesting and why?