To complete, click here to download the article you must read.
When you have finished reading the article, answer the following questions in your class notebook or on your blog.
Answer question #4 under "Reader's Response," Question #3 under "Writer's Response," and question #5 under "Write Time."
When you have finished that, you will choose a topic for a short research assignment. You can pick from the following topics:
1. Latino culture and Latino American history
2. Islamic culture and Arab American history
3. African-American culture and history
4. Early American culture and history
5. Ancient Egyptian culture
6. Ancient Greek culture
7. Ancient Roman culture
Examples of questions you might ask are:
Question: Have there been any famous Arab American athletes?
Topic: Arab American history
Answer: One famous Arab American sports player is Doug Flutie, who used to be quarterback for the Buffalo Bills and is the oldest player in the NFL to ever score a rushing touchdown. His parents are from Lebanon.
Sources: http://arabamericansports.tripod.com/id2.html and http://aladdinsrant.blogspot.com/2006/02/doug-flutie-arab-american.html
Ask Mr. Enders for a copy of the "Research Questions Worksheet" handout or download it here.
Make sure your research questions are open-ended (that they are not simple "yes" or "no" questions.) Think before you begin answering questions: will they be hard or easy to answer.
Fill it out, then use the internet to find resources to answer your questions.
Expository writing lesson #1: How do we conduct research?
