What issue or topic interests you? What research question would help you write a good persuasive report? You've learned what steps are required to complete a research project, and you've learned the difference between persuasive and informative research reports. Now try out the first part of the process by writing your own research question--one that would result in a persuasive rather than an informative report. Click the Activity button below to access the Choosing Your Topic worksheet, which will help you narrow down a topic by writing a good research question. Be sure to choose a topic that you find interesting enough to research, and an issue on which you have an opinion or position. When you have completed the worksheet, submit it to your teacher and save a copy to guide you as you conduct your research. Your work on this assignment will be graded according to the following rubric. Your Topic 2 points Your Argument 2 points Evidence 1 point Criteria 1 Point: You list three or more topics and provide a research question for each topic. 1 point: You select a topic and research question, and provide a tentative answer to the question. 1 Point: You describe how others might answer your research question. 1 Point: You describe an argument that might cause readers to agree with your point of view on the topic. 1 Point: You identify the kinds of sources that are likely to provide evidence to support your argument. Choosing Your Topic Eni DIRECTIONS: Choose several topics that interest you, and list them in the first column of the table below. Then, for each topic, write a research question that would work for a persuasive report. Finally, choose one research question, and answer the four questions on this page about that research question. Topics/lssues Enter Text Here Enter Text Here Enter Text Here Enter Text Here Enter Text Here Enter Text Here Enter Text Here Enter Text Here Copy and paste your favorite research question here: 1. What answer do you plan to give to the question you asked? Enter Text Here 2. Do you think others will agree with your point of view? Why or why not? Enter Text Here Choosing Your Topic Bn1 3. What arguments do you think will help persuade others to agree with your point of view? Enter Text Here 4, What kinds of sources will have information to make your argument more persuasive? Enter Text Here