2. What do we need to know?
Topic – What are we going to research?
21st Century Inspirations
A person who has inspired you
Someone you admire
A person who has made a contribution to their field, their
craft, society, or the world
A person who has done something unique or different
A person who has achieved great fame due to their talent

3. What does inspired mean?
Someone who affects others in a positive way
Makes others feel determined or confident so they
feel they too can achieve their goals
Someone who makes us want to be better or learn
more because of their accomplishments

4. What does contribute
mean?
Help make something better by adding to _______
Help make their field better
Added to in a positive manner

5. Research
How do we find our information?
How do we conduct our research?

6. Use the BIG 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVEiNZuYgjQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bwUkDXH0gc

7. Research
 We can use the internet
Remember that not all sites are correct. Not all sites are
appropriate for children. Not all information is relevant.
Conduct your internet searches carefully and thoughtfully.

8. Research
 We can use books
Books can be found at the school or public libraries.
Be sure to choose relevant books.

9. Research
 We can use the newspapers of magazines
Search through a newspaper carefully.
These sources may not be useful because the information in
them is daily or monthly and may not have information about
the person you have chosen to research. Using this source
could be time consuming.

10. Research
 We can use documentaries, T.V., news reports, movies
These sources can help you learn about the person and their
life in a visual way.
Remember that sometimes movies can change reality and not
always represent the person accurately.

11. Think…
Can you think of other ways to conduct your research?

12. What kind of information are
we looking for?
Who is this person
What is their special contribution or ability
When were they born
Where do they live
Why did they do this
Why do they inspire you
How did they accomplish their goal

13. How do we gather our
information?
After reading, summarize what you have read
Takes notes in your own words
Be sure to take enough note to be able to answer
who, what, when, where, why, and how in detail
If you do not take relevant, rich notes, you will not
have enough information to write a complete
research paper

14. What next…
When you have chosen your topic and you have found
enough relevant information about this person you will
start to write your paper.