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HIS 100 Topic Exploration Worksheet

Part 1

Select a research topic area for Project 1 based on which of the following areas interests you the most. You will explore the selected topic a little later in this theme. Mark your selection in the right-hand column.

Topic

Selection

Drafting of the U.S. Constitution

Mao Zedong’s Rule Over China

South African Apartheid

Choose Your Own Topic (insert pre-approved topic here)

In the space below, replace the bracketed text with a short paragraph about what you already knew prior to this course about the topic you selected, based on your personal history or experiences. This may include assumptions, beliefs, or values related to the topic. Be as detailed as possible.

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Part 2

Now that you have identified your topic and described what you already know about the topic, what questions do you still have about the topic? Replace the bracketed text with your answers.

Question

Response

Identify one question about the topic that you are curious about.

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Describe why this question matters to you personally.

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Describe why this question matters to society.

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Identify a second question about the topic you are curious about.

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Describe why this question matters to you personally.

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Describe why this question matters to society.

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Part 3

You are now ready to complete the final part of your Topic Exploration Worksheet. You have chosen a topic, posed some research questions, and are ready to start thinking about what kind of sources you will need to investigate your research questions further. Using the library guide in the Shapiro Library provided for your chosen topic, skim through the suggested resources (or find your own) and replace the bracketed text with relevant information about your research questions.

Question

Response

Which secondary sources would be helpful for investigating your first research question?

(Include the title and author of the sources.)

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Which primary sources would be helpful for investigating your first research question?

(Include the title and author of the sources.)

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Which secondary sources would be helpful for investigating your second research question?

(Include the title and author of the sources.)

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Which primary sources would be helpful for investigating your second research question?

(Include the title and author of the sources.)

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Now that you have gone through the research, what have you learned about your topic in one to two paragraphs?

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HIS 100 Topic Exploration Worksheet

Part 1

Select a research topic area for Project 1 based on which of the following

areas interests you the most.

You will explore the selected topic

a little later in this theme.

Mark your selection in the right

-

hand

column.

Topic

Selection

Drafting of the U.S. Constitution

Mao Zedong’s Rule O

ver China

South African Apartheid

Choose Your Own Topic (

insert

pre

-

approved

topic here)

In the space below,

replace the bracketed text with

a short paragraph about what you already knew

prior to this course

about the topic you selected, based on your personal history or experiences. This

may include assumptions, beliefs, or values related to

the topic. Be as detailed as possible.

[Insert text.]

1

HIS 100 Topic Exploration Worksheet

Part 1

Select a research topic area for Project 1 based on which of the following areas interests you the most.

You will explore the selected topic a little later in this theme. Mark your selection in the right-hand

column.

Topic Selection

Drafting of the U.S. Constitution

Mao Zedong’s Rule Over China

South African Apartheid

Choose Your Own Topic (insert pre-approved topic here)

In the space below, replace the bracketed text with a short paragraph about what you already knew

prior to this course about the topic you selected, based on your personal history or experiences. This

may include assumptions, beliefs, or values related to the topic. Be as detailed as possible.

[Insert text.]