3. Step 1: Brainstorm
What do you care about?
What are you passionate about?
What makes you angry?
What makes you sad?
What do you wish could be changed today?
4. Step 2: Research and Record
Background information regarding your topic
Research-based information regarding any changes in policy
(if applicable) or research into topics origins
Record findings to use in your project
5. Step 3: Reflect
Why does this topic matter?
What impact does this topic have on you/community/world?
If applicable - why does there need to be reform/change?
Relevance
6. Step 4: Present
Well-organized presentation
Presenting facts with research to back them up
Focus on Why - Why was this chosen? Why should the audience care?
Speak calmly and in a manner that can be understood by the audience
7. Student Achievement
All of the steps in the framework correspond to Reading, Writing, and
Communication standards that students have in many classes. By practicing these
skills students become better readers, researchers and speakers.