Quick Tips for Narrowing a Topic:
- Look at an encyclopedia for general information on your topic and note interesting facts/ideas.
- Ask yourself the following questions:
- Who is my audience? (Choose a topic that will be interesting to your audience.)
- Will my topic fit the assignment? Is my topic still too broad for the length of the paper, speech, etc.?
- What kind of information do I need to fulfill the assignment? A brief summary, journal articles, books, essays, encyclopedia articles, statistics? Can I locate these types of research materials for my topic?
