Day 8: Essential Question

The essential question for a research project
is a higher order question that targets
all the other questions for the project toward a goal.
It is the big idea, the arrow in the bow,
the alpha dog in the pack, the turkey at Thanksgiving dinner,
the beacon on the shore, the bride at the wedding,
the bell of the ball, the butter on the bread, and
bing in the blingbling.
The essential question leads the pack.

An essential question can
only be answered with an essay.
One word (lower order) answers will not work.