Rebecca's+Research+Project

= **Research Project 2012** =

Monday: The first lesson for the year 12 Research Project was an introductory lesson. The teacher (Mr.Street) introduced us to the concepts, what work was required from us and what the SACE board are looking for in our outcomes and evaluations. As many of the students within the class were confused and unsure about the topics on which they were going to research on, Mr. Street gave us a few questions, which enabled us to see what we were really interested in, giving us motivation or direction to the topics we were going to choose. I had a couple of vague ideas on what i was going to research:
 * Week 1:**
 * African slave trade
 * The holocaust
 * Russian communism
 * Music

Thursday: I found a topic which interested me: How has music shaped the world? In this topic i was going to answer the following questions:
 * Which artists have used music to change their lives?
 * Which articts which have used songs to reach out out to the younger generatiuon by putting messages into their songs or life experiences?
 * Do certain genres of music influence the bran or influence the way people think?
 * what effect has their music and their lives had on the younger generation?

I am planning to use a wide range of seconday sources such as: magazines, newspapers, internet,and biographies, so that i can answer these questions. Friday: During the lesson, we were required to begin our planning(mind maps) if we had figured out our topic. However as i was mapping out what i was going to research, i discovered that i had alot of "ground" to cover, which may prove to be too difficult to do within 1 semester. Unsure i spoke with a couple of peers and they agreed that the topic was too large. They advised me to choose only one section of that topic, but i decided to find something else to research.

Monday: The lesson had arrived and i still hadnt chosen my topic. However as Mr.Street spoke to us for a couple of minutes showing an example of a research project which had received a merit, i had an epiphany. I decided to do a biography on one of my grandparents. In which my end product would either be a scrapbook, mapping their life or a biography(which could be found in a magazine or on the internet). My research question for this new project would be: "How has the life of my grandparent affected or shaped me the way i am today?" In this project i would have to research each aspect of their life and interview them and other relatives which could help with my research. I would also need to research what makes a biography interesting and what makes it successful. What feelingsdo i want to evoke in the reader? What side do i want the reader to look at? what literary and imagery techniques can i use to enhance my product/outcome?
 * Week 2:**

Friday: Using the the internet, i looked up various biographies ranging from singers and actors/esses to famous leaders, hoping to get an idea of what literary and imagery techniques i would have to use or have to learn