Sunday, February 13, 2011

Think Like a Detective


Detectives think critically about the crimes they are asked to solve.  They know that answers lie in the details of their investigation and keep track of everything in an organized way, like a notebook.

Using all that we have learned about reading nonfiction, we will be creating a Research Notebook about a topic of your choice.  Your Research Notebook might look like a collection of organized notes and drawings about your topic.  It might be a mini-nonfiction book that you've published about your topic.  No matter what you form you decide to present your findings, you will be asked to include many of the features we have been studying.

What nonfiction topic interests you?  Think like a detective.  Be specific.  What things do you want to know about your topic?


Post your topics and ideas by Wednesday, Feb. 16. 

Then, by Friday, Feb. 18, comment on another student's topic, suggesting  more questions or ideas for them to consider studying.

31 comments:

Anonymous said...

what i whould use as a topic is japan

Anonymous said...

cops is a specific topic. how they do things like arrest people that sort of thing.they come out of no where mostly like that.


by tristan stanley

Anonymous said...

I want to know about the world wars 1 and 2. I already know that Pearl Habor was vomb in world war

Diego B.

Anonymous said...

With cops i found more and more ways not to get in trouble with people.so what i am saying is it`s educational.

Mrs. Talburt said...

Here is an example:

I am interested in reading more about oceans. I am would like to find about sea turtles, jellyfish and the dragonfish. I might compare and contrast them.

J. Talburt

Anonymous said...

I would us Canada as a topic

Anonymous said...

I would like to learn about vet and what tools they use to help anamils.

Tasia,C

Anonymous said...

bunnies wat they eat

madelyne s.

Anonymous said...

The potato had no face. the Jam was in a real Jam (i dont know what that means but...)Why did the potato have No face?

Anonymous said...

The potato had no face. the Jam was in a real Jam (i dont know what that means but...)Why did the potato have No face?
sarah p.

Anonymous said...

i would use japan as a specific subject becouse so many historical things happened in japan such as world war 2


shelly.h

Anonymous said...

i would like sports i would like to no about baseball basketball football and like famous players
dwightw

Anonymous said...

I want to study book about civl war and the medevil ages.

Anonymous said...

I would like to read about animals because I like animals, they are relly fun and some animals love to play.
Roxanne P.

Anonymous said...

The thing I want to study is baseball because one, it's fun. Two it's the only sport I'm good at and three, it's the nashinel pass time.


From Garrett J. Wimmer

Anonymous said...

the things i want to know about a detective is that how much do they get paid and why do they like doing there job and why do they do itziningi

Anonymous said...

i like to red bout animals. i love animals and i like to learn more and more bout animals each day

Anonymous said...

ILike books about mystery but not the detective video like solving mysteries


Makayla,K

Anonymous said...

i think world war 1 and 2 are a good subject.what kind of things do you want to learn about world war 1 and 2

Anonymous said...

Shelly H. can you tell me why you want to learn about Japan?
Roxanne P.

Anonymous said...

diego i would help you find out more about your topic. what would you say we be study parners.diego i like your say world war 1 and 2. did you know my great great grandfather was in world war 1 and the begining of world war 2.

Anonymous said...

you also talk about the civlwar
books.
chancep.

Anonymous said...

Makayla,K why dont you go to the libary and look up detective books or you can also watch csi miami.csi has very many good subjects alot would be murder.


shelly.h

Anonymous said...

Tristan what cops like in what state or what city

Diego B.

Anonymous said...

what would you like to learn about garretw because that is one of the things i would like to study to i want to no how much they make a year and i want to study about the philadaphia phillies history

Anonymous said...

Mrs. Talburt I like how you explaned what you wanted to read. And you should read more about oceans. Have you ever been to the oceans?
Roxanne P.

Anonymous said...

I agree with tasia idea because when i grow up i want to become a veternirian.

Anonymous said...

i want to do hawksbill turtles and how they live

madelyne (and erase bunnies)

Anonymous said...

I think China is a good topic because we learn about thair history. You can look what they eat or what the weather is like there.


Loagn S

Anonymous said...

mrs talburt, I want to learn more about the dragon fish too because I had 1 before actully 2 but the were salt water fish and we didnt know so four, five days after they died .they looked like eels and didnt generate light,why did mine not generate light and that one did.

Anonymous said...

i would like to learn more aboutthe tiger ,they are my fav animal. They live africa and asia , they are endangerd animals.They eat any kind of meat they can get there claws on!