Name: ____________________________________________ Period: _____ Date: ________

Extended Learning: Research

Topic: _______________________________________________________________________
Where did you read/hear about it? __________________________________________________
Why are you interested in it? ______________________________________________________
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WHAT? Describe the topic in your own words.

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WHEN? Include the date(s) and the context- what else was happening before, during or after?
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WHERE? Include the location(s) and explain why the location(s) mattered.
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WHO? Briefly introduce the most important people involved and describe their roles.
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CAUSES: Why did it happen? Explain in detail and offer evidence supporting your explanation.
Proximate (short-term) Causes: ____________________________________________________
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Root (long-term) Causes: _________________________________________________________
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EFFECTS: What happened because of it? Explain in detail and offer supporting evidence.
Proximate (short-term) Effects: ____________________________________________________
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Ultimate (long-term) Effects: ______________________________________________________
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IMPORTANCE: Why should we care? Explain in your own words.

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SOURCES (at least 2!): _________________________________________________________

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Rubric:

5 3 1 0
4 Ws Descriptions are Descriptions are Descriptions are Descriptions lack

detailed and somewhat answer the detail OR fail to

thoroughly detailed and prompts without answer the

answer the thoroughly much detail. prompts OR lack

prompts. answer the reliable

 prompts. supporting

sources.
Causes Causes are Causes are Causes are Causes are

accurate, well- accurate, well- accurate, mostly inaccurate OR

explained and explained and well-explained unexplained OR

demonstrate deep demonstrate and demonstrate lack analysis OR

analysis. analysis. surface-level lack reliable

analysis. supporting

sources.
Effects Effects are Effects are Effects are Effects are

accurate, well- accurate, well- accurate, mostly inaccurate OR

explained and explained and well-explained unexplained OR

demonstrate deep demonstrate and demonstrate lack analysis OR

analysis. analysis. surface-level lack reliable

analysis. supporting

sources.
Importance Importance is Importance is Importance is Importance lacks

meaningful, meaningful, meaningful, meaning OR is

well-explained well-explained mostly well- unexplained OR

and demonstrates and demonstrates explained and lacks analysis

deep analysis. analysis. demonstrates OR lacks reliable

surface-level supporting

analysis. sources.
Presentation Student presents Student presents Student presents Student chooses
(see Standard
research with research with research but not to present
Presentation
exceptional adequate lacks their research.
Rubric for
presentation presentation presentation
presentation
 skills) skills. skills. skills.

Total Points: ____

Strengths: Areas of possible improvement: