STEP 1 – SELECT A TOPIC
Choose a topic that interests you. In the beginning of your research paper process, your topic can be general. However, after you complete some research, you should be able to narrow your topic and perhaps develop a preliminary thesis. In choosing a suitable topic, ask yourself the following questions:
Choose a topic that interests you. In the beginning of your research paper process, your topic can be general. However, after you complete some research, you should be able to narrow your topic and perhaps develop a preliminary thesis. In choosing a suitable topic, ask yourself the following questions:
- Is there enough material on my topic?
- Do I have time to contact all the sources I need?
- Will I be able to narrow this topic?
- Will I be able to develop a thesis?
- Is this topic interesting enough to work on for two months?
- Will I be able to cover the topic in the assigned length of the paper?
Broad topic Shakespeare‘s plays
Narrowed topic Romeo and Juliet