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English 102 Developing Solo Topics RJ1

What information do I want to know?

1. Use the grid on the bottom to brainstorm a list of words or phrases that come to mind under each term. Feel free to jump between columns or to return to columns again. You might cross list some terms. Just keep listing for the next 5 minutes.

2. Look for a single term that seems promising from the columns. Ask yourself these questions: Is this something that raises questions that research can help answer? Are they potentially interesting questions? Might it open doors to knowledge about something you find important.

Circle at least one item and copy it here.

3. Now, use the word or phrase to generate a list of research questions. Try to generate as many as you can. Should questions often are easier to research. If you believe one of these questions is researchable and it still maintains your interest, move on. If not, repeat steps three and four.

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4. Select one of your questions from #3 and freewrite for 5 minutes on that topic. Try to record everything you already know. If you’re still interested in your topic, move to the next step.

5. Review your freewriting and revise your research question. What are you really wanting to know?

6. Is there bias or judgment used in the wording of your question? Are you making any assumptions? Revise your question to make it more objective.

7. Based on your work from the first half of the semester, is this a “researchable” question, something academic research can help us answer?

8. Narrower questions lead to more focused research projects, but it can be hard to conduct research when you’re not finding sources that fit your narrow focus. As such, make a narrow question as your ideal research question, but also make a broader question as backup. In the space provided give a broader version of the question and a narrower version of the question.

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Narrower:

Starting the Research Process

9. Where will you research your question first? What are your options? Make a list of the places you will search and in what order. Be specific and explain why you selected this order. Reflect on where we went in the community unit and why we went there.

Use your work in this entry to help compose your Research Proposal

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