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3rd Grade Reading Response: Research Question and Notes
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Today I am practising: turning a broad topic into a focused research question
1
Choose a broad topic such as sea turtles or bridges.
2
Write one focused question about the topic.
3
Read one short source and record one relevant note.
4
Record where the note came from: title or link.
5
Add a second relevant note from the source.
6
Tell an adult which note answers your question best.
- Provide a short, trustworthy age-appropriate source rather than sending the child to search alone.
- Help narrow questions that could take a whole book to answer.
- Model recording a source title so notes stay connected to their evidence.