Generating Burning Questions to Guide Your Research

The video tutorial teaches how to generate questions to guide research. It emphasizes the importance of reviewing notes and identifying what more you want to learn. The process involves reviewing an article, generating questions, and using these questions to guide further research. The tutorial provides examples and outlines steps to effectively generate questions.

Why is it important to ask what you want to know more about when researching?

• It helps in finding the right articles to read.

• It allows you to avoid reading more articles.

• It ensures you have enough notes.

• It makes the research paper longer.

What was the main focus of the article 'Attack on Fort Sumter'?

• The economic strategies of the North.

• The conflict between the North and South and the battles that ensued.

• The use of modern weapons in the Civil War.

• The friendship between the North and South.

Which question would help in understanding the weapons used in the Civil War?

• How did the Civil War affect the economy?

• What battles did the North win?

• What other weapons were used in the Civil War?

• Were the North and South always enemies?

What is the first step in generating research questions according to the lesson?

• Read more articles without taking notes.

• Write a draft of your research paper.

• Review your notes to determine the main idea.

• List all possible questions.

Which of the following is a question generated from the notes about the Civil War?

• What was the economic impact of the Civil War?

• What were the main causes of the Civil War?

• Who was the president during the Civil War?

• How did other battles of the Civil War begin?