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Researching Your Cause

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Researching Your Cause

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🎯 Part 1: Choosing and Planning Your Research

1. What cause interests you? (Choose something you care about)

Environmental protection

Animal welfare

Anti-bullying

Youth mental health

Other: ________________________

2. Write your chosen cause here:
3. Create 4 research questions to guide your investigation. Use the question starters below:

Question 1: What problem does _________________________ address?

Question 2: Who is affected by _________________________?

Question 3: Why is _________________________ important?

Question 4: What actions can people take to support _________________________?

📚 Part 2: Recording Your Research

4. Key facts about your cause (write 3-4 important facts you discovered):
5. Why is your cause important? (This will help with your persuasive argument)
6. Evidence to support your cause (statistics, examples, expert opinions):
7. Sources used (write at least 2 reliable sources):

Source 1: _________________________________________________

Source 2: _________________________________________________

Source 3: _________________________________________________

✅ Part 3: Success Criteria Check & Reflection

8. Tick the success criteria you have achieved today:

I selected a cause that interests me

I created specific research questions

I found relevant and reliable information

I took notes summarising key facts

I organised my information logically

9. What was the most interesting fact you discovered about your cause?
10. How will this research help you write a persuasive text?

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