Name: __________________________
Period: __________________________
Date: __________________________
K-W-H-L Chart
Use this chart to help you gather information and think through a research problem. Fill in the blanks below with NOTES and ideas,
rather than complete sentences. You may use these notes later to write your report or presentation. Use this sheet to help you think on
paper.
What is your topic? ___________________________________________________________________________________________
What do you hope to prove or discover about it? ____________________________________________________________________
What is your central research question? ___________________________________________________________________________
(NOTE: Everything you write below should help you answer this question.)
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What I Know
What I Want to Know
How will I find information?
What I Learned
(Which resources, web
pages, texts, etc.)