Define and narrow a topic for research. 0501.4.1

Links verified on 9/7/2014

1. Choosing and Refining Topics - ideas for developing focused writing
2. Elementary Research Checklist - let this list help your students to get off to a good start
3. Helping Students Narrow a Topic - three topics to select
   1. Suggested Sequence
   2. Exercises
   3. Suggested Readings
4. How Can I Narrow My Topic? - suggestions for students [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
5. How to Narrow a Research Topic - [9 slides] This short show shows ways to narrow a topic using Eating Disorders as an example.
6. How to Choose a Research Topic - suggestions on how to structure and compose your essay, research paper or book review
7. How to Narrow a Topic - Homework Tree includes suggestions and examples [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
8. How to Narrow (or Broaden) Your Topic - tips from the UCLA library
9. Information Elimination - Students model, instruct, and practice narrowing a topic for expository writing.
10. Narrow Your Research Topic - tips on how to know if your topic is too broad
11. Narrowing a Research Topic - four strategies are suggested - more than one strategy can be used to narrow the same topic [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
12. Search Methods: Narrow a Topic - Finding too much information on a particular topic is a good sign your topic is too vague. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
13. Ways to Narrow Down a Topic - suggestions for narrowing a topic, including the SOCRAPR method

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