This document provides a framework for constructing an illustrated essay plan, including choosing a format, identifying required facts, figures, and resources, determining sources of information and subtopics, and selecting a title. Effective research should incorporate multiple sources like print materials, interviews, and the web, with information that is relevant to the topic and supports the hypothesis with good examples.

1. Illustrated Essay Mr Foulsham

2. What have you decided for your Illustrated Essay? Use the following framework to construct your plan

3. Framing Your Illustrated Essay What Format? What FACTS and FIGURES will you need to make your case? Eg box office takings, awards etc other Books Magazines What resources will you need? Eg Films, printers, images, 4 3 2 Web What sources of information will you use 1 What sub topics or sub-questions will you cover? Why have you chosen to explore this area? Please give careful thought to the reasons, and give more than one or two reasons! Title (question for your research project) Eg “To what extent…” “How successful…” “Why has…”

4. Effective Research Broad: Print (Books AND Magazines) Interviews journalists, researchers, companies Web Relevant Relates to your topic Clearly supports your Hypothesis Gives effective examples