Essential Questions: What have you always wanted to know? What questions do you want to find answers to? How can you use the research process to learn about these topics and /or find answers to your questions?
What are the steps for completing the I-Search Project?
- Brainstorm topics for "I-Search," choose your topic, and generate your essential question and supporting questions.
- Complete a paper proposal (I-Search) Parts 1 & 2) and have topic approved.
- Write a business letter and set-up interviews.
- Conduct research, keep a process log and record info and sources on note cards or iPad.
- Turn in a list of sources (basis for Works Cited page). Follow MLA format.
- Prepare interview questions.
- Conduct interview(s).
- Write up a transcript of your interview.
- Draft the story of your search (Part 3).
- Create an outline for your findings (Part 4).
- Write a rough draft about what you found, using MLA documentation.
- Revise and edit all parts of your I-Search.
- Turn in a final copy with evidence that each step in the process was completed.
Other Things to Consider:
- You are required to conduct at least one interview. Do not choose your topic based on possible interview subjects.
- You need to use at least 4 other substantial sources in your paper (books, magazines, newspapers, electronic sources, other interviews, survey, etc.).
- The more sources you use, the richer the paper and the easier it will be to answer the question.
- Your final paper will be 6-10 pages, plus a Works Cited page, your interview transcript, and, if you conduct a survey, the survey questions and results.
