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Crafting sub-questions from your research question…

Crafting sub-questions from your research question…. First of all, identify the main concepts of your question. Video games. Behavior. Adolescents. “How does playing video games affect adolescent behavior”. Next, think of other ways to express these topic keywords, including.

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Crafting sub-questions from your research question…

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  1. Crafting sub-questions from your research question…

  2. First of all, identify the main concepts of your question. Video games Behavior Adolescents “How does playing video games affect adolescent behavior”

  3. Next, think of other ways to express these topic keywords, including... You don’t have to use the “exact” keywords from your big question for your sub-questions! ... synonyms ... phrases that contain your keyword. ... other forms of your keywords like plural vs. singular

  4. Make a mental list of your keywords

  5. Look at your big question... You can use topic keywords or alternate keywords to craft your sub-questions. You need at least two sub-questions, three is better, you can even create more. Your last sub-question is your research question. Writing it as a sub-questions insures that you will write your synthesized answer as your paper’s conclusion.

  6. Time to challenge yourself with examples !

  7. How does photosynthesis work? • How does photosynthesis work?

  8. How does photosynthesis work? • How does photosynthesis work?

  9. How did the Empire of Troy get defeated by the Greeks? • 4 How did the Empire of Troy get defeated by the Greeks?

  10. How did the Empire of Troyget defeated by the Greeks? • How did the Empire of Troy get defeated by the Greeks?

  11. Connect past learning! You have created a research question and sub-questions before! • Why should biofuel replace fossil fuels in the United States? 1 .What is biofuel? 2 .What is the process of making energy from biofuel? 3. What are the benefits of using biofuel? 4. What are the disadvantages of using biofuel? 5. Why should biofuel replace fossil fuels in the United States?

  12. Lastly,Affect and Effect • Affect is a VERB • How did Hurricane Katrina affect New Orleans? • Effect is a NOUN • What was the effectof dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

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