Identify and Exploring a Topic

Gale Topic Resources

Gale provides a good list of topics for student during the brainstorming days if you choose to make this research free choice.

ProQuest Help in narrowing Topics for students to find topic of interest.

One of our databases list very hot topics on their landing page. They are argumentative nature and provide

Similar Databases do the same

717 Good Research Paper Topics [Updated Nov 2019]Each of these 597 Research Paper Topics can be a standalone subject for a research paper, or can give you a general idea for a good place to start.

Research Topics to Focus

If you want to limit choice to inhibit students being overwhelmed, provide them with a list that they can use instead of topic searching.

Once they have chosen topic, have them brainstorm with scaffolds below.

Classical Question and Cubing

Classical Questions

As taken from from ACTs of Writing, these two pre-writing strategies can be used to be able to get students to plan their ideas and gain a focus for their research writing.

Linked here is the questioning for both Classical Questioning and Cubing

Cubing PreWriting

Cubing

ACTs of Writing also highlights cubing as a method. This is really good for hands on activities. The questions provide more open ended response for

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