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Writing a Research Paper: Generating

Questions & Topics


What’s a Research
Paper?

A research paper—
1. requires you to critically think about,
evaluate,
organize, and compose;

2. is an assignment or project that grows


over time as you interact with other
sources;

3. varies in length;

4. is generally written on a topic decided by


your teacher.
How Do You
Start?

Typically, the hardest part of starting a paper is


starting!
Choosing a Topic

• How do you usually choose a topic?

1. Read.
2. Talk with a friend or classmate.
3. Write down your initial thoughts about the
topic.
Brainstorming Techniques:
Let’s Workshop!
Ask a Question,
Make a List

Topic: Attendance in College Classrooms


•Possible question:
– Should attendance be required for a passing
grade?
•Possible answers:
– No (why?)
– Yes (why?)
– Dependent (on?)
•Possible Reasons:
– Students are too busy to always go to class.
– Students can’t participate if they’re absent.
Freewriting

• What is freewriting?
– You write without thinking, or stopping. The
trick is to write whatever comes to mind, even
if you trail off topic.

Let’s try!
Cubing

• Cubing is a good way to look at your topic


from 6 different perspectives. Here’s what
you do:

— Describe it
— Compare it
— Associate it
— Analyze it
— Apply it
— Argue for and against it
What is Your
Purpose?
Who is Your
Audience?
What is your purpose?
• Sometimes we get blocked because we
don’t know why we’re writing this.

Who is your audience?


• Knowing who would read about our topic
helps us focus our message and find a
starting point.
Now Write!

Hopefully this presentation has helped you


develop some skills for thinking about
topics and developing questions.
The OWL is also Helpful
• There are many
resources on the
OWL’s website, one of
which is about
research papers and
generating questions.

Here’s the link:


https://owl.english.purdu
e.edu/owl/resource/658/
1/

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