Choose and Focus Your Topic
Students will...
Brainstorm topics considering personal interest or choose from curated topic lists.
Read background information.
Narrow their topic.
Write a research question or thesis statement.
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Choose your topic
Choose your topic
🧠 Brainstorm
🧠 Brainstorm
What is your goal? What does the assginment ask you to learn about?
What is your goal? What does the assginment ask you to learn about?
Ask yourself:
What is the assignment?
Are there specific parameters that you must meet?
If you can choose any topic, what subjects interest you? Sports? Social Justice? Music? Culture?
If you can choose any topic, what subjects interest you? Sports? Social Justice? Music? Culture?
Remember, choosing a topic that you are interested in will make this a much more rewarding experience!
As you look at topics, ask yourself:
Am I interested in learning more about this topic?
Does this topic fit the the parameters of the assignment?
Are there resources available for further research?
Learn about your topic through available resources
Learn about your topic through available resources
This is where you are going to take your general topic of interest and start reading about it. You'll know when you have a good topic if:
After reading about it, you are still interested
You can find enough information on your chosen topic to complete your assignment
It focuses on a specific event or person, not a big topic
It fits the the parameters of the assignment
Focus Your Topic
Use the Gale Topic Finder to narrow down your topic and find related topics.
Use a KWL chart to identify what you already know about your topic and what your want to learn.
Gemini
Use Google Gemini to help you discover a topic that you are interested in or get feedback on your topic's focus.
Remember AI is like a conversation so if none of the topics interest you, ask it to adjust the results. You can ask it for more topics, or ones from a specific country or time period.
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