Worksheet 1: TOPIC SELECTION

1. I would like to research the following topic:

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2. I am interested in this topic because:
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3. List at least three specific resources that you have found that may be useful to your research.
One of these sources may be a website:
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4. Based on my preliminary research, I have chosen to focus on the following aspect of my
topic:
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5. I have chosen this focus because:
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Your answer to the following question will constitute your argument. Your argument may
change as you do more research on and think more deeply about your topic.
6. How is your topic interesting or important? Are there unresolved questions relating to your
topic? How might you approach these questions?

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WORKSHEET 2: TOPIC REFINEMENT

1. For my research project, I have chosen to address the following research question:
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2. List at least three specific resources that you have found that may be useful to your research.
No more than one of these sources may be a website:
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3. Has your research question changed since you began your research? If so, how?
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Your answer to the following will constitute your argument. Your argument may change as you
do more research on and think more deeply about your topic.

4. How have the authors you have read so far answered the question that you wrote down for
question 1? Do you agree or disagree with them?
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