D#10 HW#5 Create a Cluster Map

1. What is your research question? Write it down. Make this the central bubble in your cluster map.
Should sex education be required in schools?

2. Think of all the possible answers to your research question. Start by responding with what you know and have learned from researching the issue. Take a look at some of your resources to see how others have responded to this issue and f there are possible answers you should add to the cluster map. There's no need to put specific details about how you would support the answers at this point; just generate all of the responses you can....
-Yes.
-Yes, because parents are obviously not doing there part.
-Yes, because it's just as important as learning how to read and write.
-Yes, because it will help stop the spread of disease and unplanned pregnancy.
-No, it will give kids too many ideas.
-No, it's the parents place to decide what their child should and shouldn't know.
-No, its immoral.

3. Now start to narrow down the list. Start by considering the purpose of your research-why are you completing this research? Take a look at possible answers and cross off all that do not accomplish this purpose.
-I feel like everything i wrote above will help accomplish my purpose, which is to explain why sex education should be required in schools.

4. Consider the resources you have gathered on your topic. At this point, consider which responses you could actually defend and support with meaningful, reliable evidence. Try listing resources as branches of responses to the research question on the cluster map. cross off all responses that you think you would have difficulty supporting.
-I have done annotated bibs on the resources i would use that you can find on previous blog postings if interested. as of right now i have evidence and support for all of the answers i listed, however i would explain why the No's are actually wrong lol.

5. Consider the audience for your research. Which responses to your research question would be most feasible to that audience? Who will read or hear your research? What do they already know and think about the topic? Which responses to your research question could you support and defend to your audience? Consider the research you have gathered on your issue, and think about what evidence your audience might find convincing.
I think all of the responses to the question will be feasible for my audience. My peer, teacher and random people will probably read my research. Everyone has different levels of familiarity with the topic. I think i will have to bring a wide range of evidence to the paper, so i can bring people from the other side of the fence over. They are going to need raw real life example, which i will provide from personal experiences as well (heck i think I'm pretty convincing)