Research Plan

Topic: The Dead Sea Scrolls

Research elements:

Discovery:
What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Who discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls?
When were the Dead Sea Scrolls found?
Where were the Dead Sea Scrolls found?

The location and the caves:
Previous diggings at or nearby the site
Prior to the discovery which Bible locations received the most attention?
What were some of the biggest religious discovers prior to the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Why were those discoveries so important? Why was the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls so important?

The scrolls:
What were the scrolls made out of?
What language(s) are the scrolls written in?
When were the scrolls written?

The people who wrote the scrolls:
Who wrote the scrolls?
What were they like?
Why did they write the scrolls?

The Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls:
What info can be found in the scrolls?
Controversy

Other interesting facts