Refining your topic.
It can be helpful to ask yourself some questions about your topic in order to make it easier to research. Here are some examples:
- Did you pick option 1 or 2 for the paper? What are you writing about?
- What do you want more information about?
- Is there anything that you are confused about or need to know more about before continuing your research?
- What about the topic interests you the most?
- Are you interested in a specific population (such as college students, millennials, or people experiencing homelessness)?
- Are you interested in a specific location (such as Portland, China, forests, or community colleges)?
- Are you interested in a specific time frame or era (such as the 1980s, the 21st century, or the stone age)?
- Is there anything you are specifically NOT interested in learning about that is related to your topic (such as The Rock, but not rocks)?
You can also try re-phrasing your topic to explain it to a friend or someone who doesn't know as much as you do about it.
