Pre-Search Planning Form

Name ________________

1. Write your thesis statement, research topic, or question here:

 

2. 0n line 1 -- List three main ideas, key words, or concepts found in your theses.

3. On lines 2, 3, & 4 -- list synonyms or other words that mean the same thing as the idea above it.

4. Be sure to check your spelling.

IDEA 1

IDEA 2

IDEA 3
1.

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and

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and

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or

or

or

2.

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and

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and

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or

or

or

3.

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and

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and

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or

or

or

4.

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not

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not

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Remember to use the asterisk to indicate truncation. Truncation will allow the word to be searched with all possible endings; for example censor, censored, censoring, and censorship will all be searched for if you type censor*.

5. You should now have enough information to help make your search more efficient and effective. 

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