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Why Questions

WHY

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

(Brainstorm)

ASK YOURSELF:

• Why is this assignment important?

• Why will this information help me?

STATE RESEARCH PURPOSE: ________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

• Why are we learning about this subject?

• Why have books, movies, and websites been written about this subject?

• Why would library research or online research be better for this subject?

• Why are some KEYWORDS better to research this subject?

• Why can’t I use just one book or Educational Site as my reference?

• Why is it better to use many different types of references to research this subject?

Research Leads:

Why did this happen?

Why did it happen when it did?

Why did it happen where it did?

Why were so many/few people involved?

Why could this happen today? Why would this not happen today?

Why is it important that we learn from what happened?

Why were so many people hurt/helped after it was over?

Did WHY questions help you find an answer? If not, try HOW research.