Finding Your Research Question: A Step-by-Step Guide

The video tutorial guides students on how to determine a research question by reviewing notes and asking what they want to teach others. It emphasizes avoiding common mistakes like rewriting notes without focus. The tutorial provides steps to create a focused research question, using an example related to the Civil War. The process involves reviewing notes, identifying interesting topics, and formulating a question that ties together relevant information.

What is the first step in determining your research question according to the lesson?

• Summarize all your notes

• Choose a random topic

• Review your notes and ask what you want to teach others

• Write a draft of your paper

Why is it a mistake to simply rewrite your research notes as a final draft?

• It is not in the correct format

• It is too detailed

• It lacks focus and may repeat information

• It takes too much time

What interesting topic did the teacher identify from the Civil War notes?

• The names of the North and South

• The South winning battles

• The uniforms of soldiers

• Mistakes by soldiers that led to battles

How did the teacher decide to expand the topic for the research question?

• By including multiple battles caused by mistakes

• By focusing on a single battle

• By analyzing the strategies used

• By discussing the outcomes of the war

What is the final step in creating a research question as per the lesson?

• Create a bibliography

• List all possible topics

• Turn your answer into a research question

• Write a conclusion