IB History 4.4.14
Do Now
1. Turn in your “Three Days in April”
homework sheet.
2. Take out and leave your other 2 pieces of
homework on your desk:
Plan of investigation worksheet
2. 5 potential research questions
1.
Riot Questions
O How did the Riots change the city?
O What do all three streets (14th NW, 7th NW,
and H ST NE) have in common today?
Chapter 6, Part 2
Who Achieved more for civil rights –
MLK or the Federal Gov’t?
O MLK
O How do we recognize his contributions and
what limits do we place on King’s
achievements?
O What role does any leader have on a
movement?
Who Achieved more for civil
rights – MLK or the Federal Gov’t?
O Kennedy
O 1960 election, Kennedy dependent on
support of south and Daley (Chicago Mayor)
O Established Voter Education Project (VEP)
O Did comparatively little 1960-1962
O The FBI’s dirty tricks
O J. Edgar Hoover
Who Achieved more for civil
rights – MLK or the Federal Gov’t?
O Johnson did more: Civil Rights Act 1964
O Clarence Mitchell: Johnson had “made a
greater contribution to giving a dignified and
hopeful status to Negroes in the United
States than any president including Lincoln,
Roosevelt and Kennedy.”
To what extent do
individuals shape history?
Historical Investigation
Plan of Investigation
O State the Research Question
O Define the scope of investigation
O Explain the method of investigation
O 100-150 words
O Typed draft needs to be submitted to Bb by
5pm on Tuesday, April 8.
The Research Question!!!
What is a research question?
O A research question is a clear, focused,
concise, complex and arguable question
around which you center your research. You
should ask a question about an issue that
you are genuinely curious about.
Good Question, o’ ‘naw’?
Let’s Play!
Good Question, o’ ‘naw’?
O How was President Obama’s 2008 election
campaign different from the 2004 election?
O NAW!
O Too broad… impossible to answer in one
short paper
Good Question, o’ ‘naw’?
O How did the acquisition of Instragram by
Facebook change the Silicon-Valley start-up
environment?
O Good Question
O Very focused
O Broadly discussed in newspapers at the time
Good Question, o’ ‘naw’?
O Are Americans safer today than on
September 10, 2001?
O Naw!
O How do you define “safer”? That definition
will take up most of the paper, leaving little
room for discussion of important events.
Good Question, o’ ‘naw’?
O To what extent was the N.W.A.’s Straight
Outta Compton a reflection of the political
status of African-Americans in LA in the late
1980s?
O Good Question!
O Very specific focus
O Arguable
Good Question, o’ ‘naw?
O How did the Obama campaign’s use of
social media impact the 2008 election?
O Good! Specific about the year, the
campaign, and an aspect of the campaign.
Good Question, o’ ‘naw?
O To what extent has congressional gridlock
affected voter turnout in the United States
since 2008?
O Good! Discusses the relationship between
two ideas and is specific about the country
and time period.
Good Question, o’ ‘naw?
O In what ways did the 2014 Olympics
influence the political turmoil in Ukraine?
O Good! Concise.
Good Question, o’ ‘naw?
O Why did airport security change after
September 11th, 2001?
O Naw…. Could be answered in a short
paragraph. Does not require analysis.
Good question, o’ ‘naw?
O In what ways has Beyonce changed the
perception of women since the release of
“Single Ladies” in 2008?
O Good! First of all, it’s Beyonce. But really, it
is concise in content yet lends itself to
analysis of the perception of women.
Good Question, o’ ‘naw?
O How did Mike Shanahan change the
Redskins?
O Naw… Irrelevant.
What about yours?
O Turn and share one of your research
questions with a classmate. Analyze it to
make sure it is:
O Clear
O Focused
O Concise
O Complex
O Arguable
Methods
O What will you use as your source material?
O Doesn’t need to be perfect yet, but you
should have a good idea of the types of
sources you will search for.
Exit Ticket
O On your list of questions (from homework),
re-write the question you are planning to
write about.
O Write it down for yourself first!!!
O Turn in your Historical Investigation
beginning research sheet!
Homework
1.
Plan of Investigation:
1.
2.
2.
Post your research question and a description of
the methods you hope to use to research it on
the Blackboard discussion board by Monday
5PM
Post a response to 2 classmates asking a
clarifying question about their research
question
Reading
1.
2.
Read Chapter 7, part 1 (139-148)
Complete the activity on page 148 (to turn in)