Research Process Model

Topic  Pick a topic that you are familiar with  Pick a topic that you know a lot about  *Happy Birthday Song*

Is it interesting?  Would others want to read this?  Is it only interesting to me?  *Everyone sings the birthday song and knows it well*

Research Strategy  How will I find information about this topic?  Will I look for information in a book? On the internet?  *I will use the internet*

3 Questions About Topic  1. how old is the birthday song?  2. where did it come from?  3. how many languages is it sung in?

Are my resources reliable?  What website did I get my info. from?  Does the website have the author and other useful information?  Who can access this website?

3 pieces of info  Written in 1893  Composed by a lady from Louisville, KY  Copyrighted in 1935

Do I have enough information?  I will be writing a 5 paragraph paper on this topic  Do I have enough information to make it a quality paper?

Final Product  Time to write the final product or your rough draft

Evaluate Product  Have a friend read it with input  Check for grammatical errors  Check for misspellings  Have another friend read it and give input

Topics  A song: must be approved by me!  A place  A person: must be approved by me!