Journal Entry #4 (Research Questions)

Develop and Refine My Research Question:

Research Question: Compare and Contrast.
What does the research on both sides of the argument say about its cause and what aspects of global warming, if any do they agree or disagree on?

To develop potential research questions, identify the issue you are focusing on and write ten questions related to the conversation you have decided to join.
1.What does the research on both sides of the argument say about its cause?
2.What are the specifics related to the causes?
3.What are the possible repercussions of global warming and how will they affect mankind?
4.When can we expect to experience significant changes based on current research?
5.How can we have a positive impact on the slowing or reversal of global warming?
6.Where are these changes most evident right now?
7.Why does global warming affect the earth in such a drastic and damaging way?
8.Who can facilitate changes in our global environment
9.Forign policies for the reduction of greenhouse gasses
10.Could it be to late to prevent serious effects to our environment.

A. What Questions … focus your attention on a particular aspect of a topic by asking questions about facts, such as, what is the cause of a particular problem or what caused something to occur.

B. Why Questions … focus your attention on a particular aspect of a topic by asking for an explanation of something, such as why something happened or why it did not happen, or why one thing is better than another. For instance, a research question about professional wrestling might ask: Why is professional wrestling so popular among young teenage boys?

C. When Questions … focus your attention on aspects of a topic related to timing or history. For instance, research questions about professional wrestling might ask: When did professional wrestling first become popular? When is the best time to start training to become a professional wrestler?
Potential Questions:

D. Where Questions … focus your attention on aspects of a topic related to location, geographic or otherwise. For instance, research questions about professional wrestling might ask: Where in the United States and Canada is professional wrestling most popular? Where can I learn about becoming a professional wrestler?

E. Who Questions … focus your attention on aspects of a topic related to people or personalities. For instance, research questions about professional wrestling might ask: Who are the most popular professional wrestlers? Who benefits most from the popularity of professional wrestling?

F. How Questions … focus your attention on aspects of a topic related to process or origins. For instance, research questions about professional wrestling might ask: How can I become a professional wrestler? How do professional wrestlers avoid injury? How is professional wrestling marketed in the United States and Canada?

G. Would and Could Questions … focus your attention on aspects of a topic related to possibilities. For instance, research questions about professional wrestling might ask: Would professional wrestling be more popular if the media paid more attention to the sport? Could professional wrestlers make good politicians?
Potential Questions:

H. Should Questions … focus your attention on aspects of a topic related to the appropriateness of a particular action, policy, procedure, or decision. For instance, a research question about professional wrestling might ask: Should professional wrestling be regulated by the federal government?

I. Choose the research question that best meets the needs of your writing situation, including your purpose and roles and your readers’ purposes, interests, values, and beliefs.

J. Refine your working research question by replacing vague words and phrases with more specific words and phrases.

K. Ask whether you should refine your research question by referring to shared assumptions and existing conditions.

L. Test your refined research question by conducting preliminary searches of library catalogs, databases, and the Web.