Select and refine a topic. 0501.3.12

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1. 72 Ways to Narrow Down a Subject - I didn't see seventy two, but there are lots of good ideas there [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.]
2. Class Exercise: Paragraph Coherence - Practice creating paragraphs that treat one main topic in a common-sense order [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.]
3. Discovering Ideas Handbook: Choosing a Topic - six ideas
4. Finding the Topic Sentence and Supporting Details - a quiz posted at Quia
5. Getting Started and Choosing a Topic - answers the question "How do I narrow or broaden my 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.]
6. Identify the Topic - review on how to decide what the topic is.
7. Information Elimination Students model, instruct, and practice narrowing a topic for expository writing.
8. Knocking the Research Topic Down to Size - steps to take to narrow a topic
9. Narrow Your Research Topic - It is a good idea to run your initial research idea by a teacher or librarian to get an expert opinion. He or she will save you some time and give you some tips on narrowing the scope of your topic.
10. Narrowing a Topic - comments on the importance of narrowing a topic and suggestions on how to narrow the topic
11. Refining Your Topic - six steps to use as you try to refine your 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. Strategies for Better Reading - read between the lines by using the power of inference, predict what will happen next in a story, and identify the main ideas in what you read
13. Ways to Narrow Down a Topic - suggestions for narrowing a topic.
14. What's the Big Idea - solve a riddle by answering questions about the main idea

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