I must admit to never having done a guided inquiry before so pardon if I muddle the steps.
Step #1 is What do I Know? Well since I don't know anything about the Restoration and Neoclassic time periods, I will be starting for scratch here. Nothing to fill in this box besides what I maybe can guess from the names of the time periods, but that is it. When in doubt, make a guess. It's called making an inference. I would take what I could gather from root words (Neo=new) and from what I know of other time periods to try and date what would be going on during this time period. So I inferred that something might be being restored during this time period, maybe a ruling family or way of living or something and that maybe the people are taking a new take on classics, which from this time period might be the Greeks and Romans. Also from the literature that I had help picking out, a common theme was class.
When that is done, on to Step #2 What do I want to know? As an ever-curious adventurer, I am always ravenous for more information. I really just enjoy learning as much as I can. Every fact must fit into the tapestry of the time in some way. I want to know what the historical events going on during and around those times were, who were some of the important people, what were some of the common customs, what people wore, how did people define themselves from others (classes, professions, etc.). Basically, I want to learn a whole lot, pretty much everything that I can to define the culture of those times to really hone in on what was going on during that time. I will probably start by just googling the time periods and see what comes up to give myself a basic background in what went on. From there, I would pick out more specific topics to delve deeper into the topics that I want to focus on.
Hobbey-ho!
Emilie
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