6.4.2 - The Foundational Phase: Choosing a Compelling Research Question and Appropriate Texts
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What is a research question?
💡 Hint: Think about what frames your paper's main exploration.
Name a characteristic that makes a research question effective.
💡 Hint: Consider the qualities that help debate around a topic.
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What defines a focused research question?
💡 Hint: Think about the purpose of your research.
True or False: Texts selected for the HL Essay can overlap with those used in the Individual Oral.
💡 Hint: Consider the guidelines provided for text selection.
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Create a detailed plan integrating a research question with two distinct texts that can be analyzed together.
💡 Hint: Think about how these texts converse with each other.
Evaluate the effectiveness of a chosen research question for complexity and depth. Suggest improvements.
💡 Hint: Consider what aspects of the topic could be better defined.
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