1. Chapter 4 Reporting on Research 9-10 Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 1 On the following screens are some general subjects for a five-page research report. Underneath each are three possible questions or problems to address in the report. Place a check in the column to indicate which of the three is too broad, which is right in scope, and which is too narrow. Activity 1B Selecting a Question or Problem (p. 50)

2. Chapter 4 Reporting on Research 9-10 Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 2 Activity 1B Selecting a Question or Problem (p. 50) Question or ProblemToo Broad Right Scope Too Narrow 1. General Subject: Questions about Voting A. How have voting laws and customs changed throughout United States history? B. Should the voting age be lowered from 18 to 16? C. What is the deadline for registering to vote in the next election?

3. Chapter 4 Reporting on Research 9-10 Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 3 Activity 1B Selecting a Question or Problem (p. 50) Question or ProblemToo Broad Right Scope Too Narrow 1. General Subject: Questions about Voting A. How have voting laws and customs changed throughout United States history? ✔ B. Should the voting age be lowered from 18 to 16? C. What is the deadline for registering to vote in the next election?

4. Chapter 4 Reporting on Research 9-10 Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 4 Activity 1B Selecting a Question or Problem (p. 50) Question or ProblemToo Broad Right Scope Too Narrow 1. General Subject: Questions about Voting A. How have voting laws and customs changed throughout United States history? ✔ B. Should the voting age be lowered from 18 to 16? ✔ C. What is the deadline for registering to vote in the next election?

5. Chapter 4 Reporting on Research 9-10 Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 5 Activity 1B Selecting a Question or Problem (p. 50) Question or ProblemToo Broad Right Scope Too Narrow 1. General Subject: Questions about Voting A. How have voting laws and customs changed throughout United States history? ✔ B. Should the voting age be lowered from 18 to 16? ✔ C. What is the deadline for registering to vote in the next election? ✔

6. Chapter 4 Reporting on Research 9-10 Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 6 Activity 1B Selecting a Question or Problem (p. 50) Question or ProblemToo Broad Right Scope Too Narrow 2. General Subject: Questions about College Admissions A. Are my grades high enough to get into a state university in my state today? B. Are students better prepared for college today than they were 30 years ago?

7. Chapter 4 Reporting on Research 9-10 Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 7 Activity 1B Selecting a Question or Problem (p. 50) Question or ProblemToo Broad Right Scope Too Narrow 2. General Subject: Questions about College Admissions A. Are my grades high enough to get into a state university in my state today? ✔ B. Are students better prepared for college today than they were 30 years ago?

8. Chapter 4 Reporting on Research 9-10 Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 8 Activity 1B Selecting a Question or Problem (p. 50) Question or ProblemToo Broad Right Scope Too Narrow 2. General Subject: Questions about College Admissions A. Are my grades high enough to get into a state university in my state today? ✔ B. Are students better prepared for college today than they were 30 years ago? ✔

9. Chapter 4 Reporting on Research 9-10 Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 9 Activity 1B Selecting a Question or Problem (p. 50) Question or ProblemToo Broad Right Scope Too Narrow 2. General Subject: Questions about College Admissions C. What different guidelines do colleges in the United States today use to decide which applicants to admit?

10. Chapter 4 Reporting on Research 9-10 Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 10 Activity 1B Selecting a Question or Problem (p. 50) Question or ProblemToo Broad Right Scope Too Narrow 2. General Subject: Questions about College Admissions C. What different guidelines do colleges in the United States today use to decide which applicants to admit? ✔

11. Chapter 4 Reporting on Research 9-10 Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 11 Activity 1B Selecting a Question or Problem (p. 50) Question or ProblemToo Broad Right Scope Too Narrow 3. General Subject: The Problem of Bullying A. How my school can reduce bullying B. How students all over the world respond to bullies C. How I responded to being bullied when I was age 10

12. Chapter 4 Reporting on Research 9-10 Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 12 Activity 1B Selecting a Question or Problem (p. 50) Question or ProblemToo Broad Right Scope Too Narrow 3. General Subject: The Problem of Bullying A. How my school can reduce bullying ✔ B. How students all over the world respond to bullies C. How I responded to being bullied when I was age 10

13. Chapter 4 Reporting on Research 9-10 Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 13 Activity 1B Selecting a Question or Problem (p. 50) Question or ProblemToo Broad Right Scope Too Narrow 3. General Subject: The Problem of Bullying A. How my school can reduce bullying ✔ B. How students all over the world respond to bullies ✔ C. How I responded to being bullied when I was age 10

14. Chapter 4 Reporting on Research 9-10 Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 14 Activity 1B Selecting a Question or Problem (p. 50) Question or ProblemToo Broad Right Scope Too Narrow 3. General Subject: The Problem of Bullying A. How my school can reduce bullying ✔ B. How students all over the world respond to bullies ✔ C. How I responded to being bullied when I was age 10 ✔