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Research Action Plan

MYP Assessment Criteria B: INVESTIGATION
Limited attempt to / partially / satisfactorily / effectively follows an action plan to
investigate a research question
Uses methods to collect and record limited / some / appropriate / appropriate & varied
information in line with the research question
Limited attempt to / partially / satisfactorily / effectively addresses the research question
Limited / reflection / detailed evaluation of the research process and results.
To help you successfully implement a research action plan you need to follow the steps below:
The main research
question

What are the main similarities and differences between the Industrial
revolution and the Russian revolution and how did they impact people
lives?

Justification for
research question

Revolutions are important because they help societies change, new

inventions can be made and can positively impact peoples lives. My
research question is relevant because I am comparing and contrasting
main events of the Russian and Industrial revolution. I have chosen to do
it about how it impacts people lives because there are many different ways
that the two revolutions impacted peoples lives. Change brought upon by
revolution often improves quality of life. My essay is helping me
understand this concept while comparing and contrasting the Russian and
French revolution.

Sub questions

What was the Russian revolution?

Who was important during the Russian revolution?
When was the Russian revolution?
How did it start/end?
Was the Russian revolution a violent revolution?
How did the Russian revolution impact the people?
What happened in the Russian revolution?
What was different between the two revolution?
What were the similarities between the two revolutions?
How different were the two revolutions?
How similar were the two evolutions?
What was education like n both revolution?
What was the employment like in both revolutions?

How did both of the revolutions impact the world?

Methods to be used
in the investigation

I will record all my information on word on my laptop. I will use tables,

bullet points and a capture sheet to help keep my information organized. I
will include my sub questions and will answer them within the capture
sheet. I will try to use 1-2 different websites per sub questions to ensure
that I have accurate and detailed information. I will be using websites such
as Britannica, other online encyclopedias and websites. I will record all my
website links at the bottom of my capture sheet so I can easily access
them and so I can find them easily to do my works cited list.

Identify the relevant

sources/evidence
that you will use.

Included in essay

What steps will you

follow to address/
answer the research
question?

Task

Completion date

Checklist

Action plan

19th October 2016

Done, except for

works cited list and
evaluation.

Capture sheet with

information

23rd October 2016

Almost done, need

information for one
more body
paragraph and some
more pints for the
other body
paragraphs.

Start organizing
information for the
essay.

25th October 2016

Done

Essay draft

25th October 2016

Sort information so
that I have
information for each
body paragraph in
different sections.
Done, however I
have more than my
basic introduction
and conclusion.
Final introduction
and conclusion are
written.
Have a basic
introduction and
conclusion written.
Body paragraph
should be written;
typos can be edited
after.

Essay final

26th October 2016

Done
Edit all the typos and
add detail to

paragraphs. Make
sure introduction and
conclusion are well
written.
Works cited list

27th October 2016

Done
MLA works cited
needs to be made.

Write evaluation

27th October 2016

Done
Write my evaluation
in my action plan.

Final due date

28th October 2016

Done
Proof read
everything by 6pm
and turn the essay
and action plan in by
turn it in by 7pm
(final due date is
9pm, but I want to
make sure there are
no errors when turn it
in.)

Evaluation

Questions to follow

When I was investigating this topic I first looked through the resources on
one note. After this I started answering my sub questions by using reliable
sources such as online encyclopedias and sites such as BBC. After this I
chose 6 similarities and differences to research into more detail. I then
researched each similarity and differences are wrote them in bullet points
on my capture sheet. After this I sorted the information so that only the
relevant information was in each section. After this I researched a little bit
more to fill in the small gaps that I had. After this I had found al my
information and started writing the paragraphs.
My process to investigate the topic was effective because it ensured that
my information was organized and I researched everything that I needed
to. This process made writing my paragraphs easier because the
information for each paragraph was in the same spot.
Next time I would keep everything organized and into sections like I did
this time and I would make sure that all my information was relevant. I
would also make sure to write in bullet points when researching again
because it is easier to see and write into paragraphs.
Next time I would make sure that I had absolutely every piece of
information before writing the paragraphs, because when I found a small
gap I had to do extra research which took more time. I would also make
sure to put the websites that I used for the section under the sections so
when I am filling the gaps I could just click on the link instead of trying to
find the website again.

I am pretty happy with my work. I think that I covered all the topics, added
lots of detail, added lots of facts and used a wide range of vocabulary. I
also think it is good that I used some in text citations.
If I was to do this again I would research the topic in more or less the
same way. My method of researching makes it very easy to convert my
research into paragraphs.
Next time I would make to sure that my research was completed and very
detailed before I start writing my paragraphs because when I found gaps I
had to go and find more information to fill the gaps. This was a little bit
inconvenient and took more time.
This was an individual task and I enjoyed that. I prefer working individually
or with one other person maximum. It is easier to work individually
because it is easier to stick to time constraints and to edit the work. When
working independently I end up finishing most of the work a few days
before the due date and dont have too much work the night before, only
the works cited list, final editing and the evaluation. Partner work is not
that bad if you get to pick a partner that you work well with.