Choosing a Topic from OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab
Narrow your topic by focusing on:
* Narrow your topic by joining together related concepts. But beware. The outcome must be feasible, not too narrow, and interesting. This is why you need to perform some background research.
Developing a Research Question
Writing a Thesis Statement
Picture a person saying to you, "I don't have time to read your whole paper. Just tell me in one sentence what your main point is." Your answer-- --is the thesis