Middle+Ages+Research

** This semester we are reading The Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop. ** ** We will also learn more about the middle ages by researching a topic and writing a non-fiction paper that uses one of the following text structures. **  ** Chronological or Sequencial Order **  ** Problem and Solution ** ** Compare and Contrast ** ** Description ** ** Cause and Effect ** ** To learn more about text structure, click here: **
 * 1) ** Start your research by choosing a topic that is interesting to you. You can choose from our class brainstorm or by scanning some of the classroom books and coming up with your own idea. **
 * 2) ** Plan your paper by using a text structure graphic organizer. **
 * 3) ** Scan website, books, encyclopedia, articles for information on your topic. **
 * 4) ** Read and collect information. **
 * 5) ** Record information, page number, and source ifnormation on notecards. **

Click for a list of websites that you can use during school hours or at home:
Middle Ages Research Sites ** //Learning never exhausts the mind//. Leonardo da Vinci **