3. 5-7 page research paper accompanied by a
Works Cited page
5-10 minute class presentation
PowerPoint visual aid
4. The goal of this project is to have you research
a topic or an experience of interest to you and
to write about and present your findings on the
information you have investigated.
5. To provide an opportunity for you to read,
write, listen and think in an adult, post-
secondary school setting.
To discover new information about your
interests.
To demonstrate a high school graduate level
of proficiency writing and speaking
informatively and persuasively.
6. History Inquiry
Local Politics Inquiry
Creative Arts Inquiry
Health, Science, and Mathematics Inquiry
8. There’s only one: NO P.I.G. topics!
Otherwise, the sky’s the limit!
9. An inquiry is an investigation or the act of asking.
The best papers are ones that seek to answer
REAL questions that you have.
Your thesis is the answer to the question you ask.
10. A thesis is a paper that works to prove a
statement (reflecting an opinion) true.
You will have to pick a topic, form an opinion on
the topic, and use evidence to prove your
statement true.
11. Shea’s Performing Arts Center is a very
important historical monument which
represents and reflects Buffalo’s various
struggles through history.
12. Country music sensation Rascal Flatts has been
making music since 2000 and has positively
influenced the music industry.
13. With all these medications available, and the
influence of drug companies, doctors are
prescribing drugs without thinking of
alternative therapies, which is leading adults,
children and the elderly to be overmedicated.
14. While the No Child Left Behind Act was
created with good intentions, this policy must
be eliminated.
15. What do you want to know more about?
What will your topic be?
