Write a focused research question for your first Essay using the criteria provided in class. Include your narrower sub-topics that we wrote in class (10-15) so I can help point you in the right direction. The research question should be specific and not general such as “Why is climate change bad?”
Focus on: Clarity
Unclear: Why are social networking sites
harmful?
Clear: How are online users experiencing or
addressing privacy issues on social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook?
Focus on: Focused
Unfocused: What is the effect on the environment from global warming?
Focused: How is glacial melting affecting
penguins in Antarctica?
Focus on: Complexity
Too simple: How are doctors addressing
diabetes in the U.S.?
Appropriately complex: What are common
traits of those suffering from diabetes in
America, and how can these commonalities
be used to aid the medical community.
Narrowing your topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpCbSjIdXlM (Links to an external site.)
Narrowing your topic & writing a research question:
https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/narrowtopic (Links to an external site.)
https://libraries.indiana.edu/sites/default/files/Develop_a_Research_Question.pdf
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