What makes a well developed topic?
To find relevant sources about your research topic, you'll need to get specific about the:
- People, groups, or organizations related to the issue you're researching
- Time period(s) or event(s) important to your topic
- Places and contexts important to your topic
- Theories, key concepts, or epistemologies connected to your topic
Deconstruct the topic of this scholarly article
Skim one of the articles linked below-- read the abstract, section headings, and scan the body text. Then fill out the chart on page 1 of the Topic Charting Worksheet (linked below/printed for in-class).
