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Homework: Research Paper
Pick a research topic choice. This is a list of topics you can NOT use.
1. Abortion or fetal tissue for research
2. Welfare
3. Climate change
4. Human cloning
5. Death penalty
6. Euthanasia
7. Gun control/the NRA
8. Lowering the Drinking Age
9. Juveniles being punished as adults for crime
10. Legalizing Marijuana for medical or recreational purposes
11. Homosexual right to marry/adopt children/ serve in the military
12. Alaskan Wildlife Refuge
13. Creationism vs. Evolution
14. Violence in Video Games
15. Animals used for cosmetic or medical testing
16. Homework (whether it should be assigned)
17. What topic should you choose?
18. One that is interesting to you and one that is current to one of your personal communities.
19. One about which you have not yet made up your mind. (This is crucial!)
20. Narrow your topic as much as possible. Keep in mind the length of your p@per.
21. One that is controversial and is not just a matter of opinion.
Research Question
By now, you have an idea of what you want to write about for the Research Paper. You know that the topic must be a current controversy within a community of which you are a member. (We are using the word "member" loosely; you don't have to be an "official" member with a certificate or anything!) You know that you must be undecided about the issue.
Answer the following questions:
A. Explain the current controversy you would like to write about.
B. What is the community? (In other words, who would have a stake in this issue?)
C. How do you belong/fit in to or with this community?
D. What keeps you undecided about this issue?
E. What do you need to learn in order to take a stance on the issue?
F. Where do you think you'll find the most valuable and reputable information?
A research question is the overall issue in the form of a question. It's the question that guides your research. It's the question for which you want to find an answer.
G. Type your research question below. (Keep in mind that often these questions start with the word "should.")