1. Formulating a Research Question
Aim: How do I formulate a research question for my research paper?

2. •How are economic systems structured to meet the needs and wants of different societies?

3. Region you are interested in…
Russia!

4. Russia… When? During WWI What? Who? Daily life Women Women
Communism
WWI
Who?
Women
Working Class
Children

5. Essential Question Possibilities…
How does technological change affect people, places, and regions?
How are economic systems structured to meet the needs and wants of different societies?
What assumptions do different groups hold about power, authority, governance, and law?

6. Try them out…
How did the technological advances change affect the daily lives of workers Russia during WWI?
How did Lenin’s interpretation of Communism hope meet the needs and wants of different minority groups during his dictatorship ( )?

7. Choose your region

8. Choose three or so essential questions

9. List the Who What When
Who
What
When

10. Create up to three sample research questions
Rubric:
The question is specific, an essential question and researchable…..
= A 
Value:
10 points (of a 100 point research paper)