English 1 Research Review

A simple question gets a simple answer. Avoid questions that can be answered with "yes" or "no" or a single word or phrase.

Which of these questions is a GOOD question?

• Does owning a pet improve quality of life for older people?

• In what ways does owning a pet improve quality of life for older people?

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How do government regulations prevent corporations from

polluting the water?

• Good research question

• Bad research question

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Has the population of the world increased in the past

century?

• Good research question

• Bad research question

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of cell phone use in schools?

• Good Research Question

• Bad Research Question

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8. Which of these is the BEST choice for an essential question for a research paper about life on planets?

• Which planets do we know have life on them?

• What factors affect a planet’s ability to sustain life?

• Why would being the closest or farthest planet from the sun affect the ability to sustain life?

• Why is there no life on the moon?

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Is a Newspaper from 9/12/01 a primary source for the events of 9/11?

• Yes

• No

What type of source is an original painting hanging in the Louvre.

• Primary

• Secondary

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Which of these is NOT an example of a primary source?

• Original suits of armor from a time period

• Magazine written at the time of an event

• Photographs from a historical event

• A report about the Civil War from your peer

Lin Manuel Miranda utilizes Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton Biography as a source for his musical, Hamilton. Does Miranda utilize a primary or secondary source?

• Primary

• Secondary

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Which of answer below is a Secondary Source?

• Drawing
• Photocopy of the Constitution
• Letter 
• Atlas

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