1. You may have to rethink & revise your Topic many times.
2. Be flexible - you can adjust your topic as you go.
Tip: Think Out Loud!
1. Write out possible
topics.
2. Discuss possible
topics with others.
3. Share your gut
reactions to topics.
4. Once you decide
on a topic, write a
description of it.
Questions to help choose a topic:
1. Assignment requirements for topic?
2. Interests? Topic you want to learn more about?
Will it keep your attention for weeks?
3. Problem to solve?
4. Not enough information on the topic?
6. Can information be gathered and organized in
the alotted time?
Tip: Think Hierarchically
You can always narrow or broaden your topic
1. Go up the hierarchy to find more specific topics.
2. Go down the hierarchy to find broader topics.
3. Go to the right or left on the hierarchy to find related topics.
Think of a Tree
Burr oak trees
Science
Good tools for narrowing a topic by finding subtopics: