1. What topic, problem, or issue are you interested in? Do background research to find out more about it.
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4. Choose one question to be your research question. Why? or How? questions are often the best. |
2. What specific part of your topic is the most interesting to you? Break the topic down and group ideas about in clusters on the back of this page.
Pick a cluster or a part of one.
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5. Make your question as clear and specific as possible. Write down specifically who, what, where, and when you are talking about. Clarify
any vague words.
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3. List questions about your specific topic area by asking: What? Who? When? Where? Why?
How?
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6. State your working thesis. The working thesis should summarize the answer to your
main research question, and will likely change after you do some research. |