1. Identify your research topic.
- If your assignment doesn't specify a topic, ask yourself these questions:
- What subjects do you already know something about?
- What subjects are you passionate about?
- What subjects do you have a strong opinion about-positive or negative?
- Narrow or broaden your topic.
- Broad : Digital Devices
- Narrower: Digital devices and how they have an impact on writing and reading
- State your research proposal as a question.
- How are digital devices having an impact on reading and writing in secondary schools?
- Find some background information on your topic
- List what you know about your topic
- List what you still need to know about your topic
- Use an encyclopedia
- or Wikipedia
- or Google Scholar
- Use a concept map below to organize your ideas (Concept Maps: What the heck is this?)
- Take notes on cards, in a notebook, on your computer using a word processing program, in a Google Docs document, or in a OneDrive document.
Note: When you start researching, your thesis or topic may change.