Narrowing your topic
What does it mean to narrow a research topic
Make the topic smaller and more specific
What questions work best for research: Yes or no questions or open-ended
What is a key idea that should guide your topic choice
passion
How many patties does a Big Mac Have
2
Which topic is more narrow
Canadian music or Canadian Folk music in the 1960's
Which is a better question:
1. Was Terry Fox Brave
2. How did Terry foc inspire Canadians
2.
Why is AI overview not acceptable as the only source
- Impossible to Cite
- Unreliable
- May not have all the information
Should your notes be blurry, hard to read, and a big text blob. What would be the soloution
What is the combined age of Ms. Flynn and Mr. Braam
47
What is the best narrowed topic
A. Hockey
B. Canadian Sports
C. the impact of the 2010 Olympics on Canadian hockey
Turn this into a better research question:
Who was Alexander Graham Bell
How did Alexander Graham Bell change communications
Give me three places that are not good source
Mr. Braam's choice
What is the national animal of Scotland
Scotland
Horse
If someone chose Canadian Singers as a topic, what is one way they could narrow it
A specific singer, time period, or impact of the person
Come up with a research question for the topic: Endangered Wildlife
Mr. Braam's choice
What is a sign that a website may not be reliable
1. No author
2. lots of ads
3. No sources
4. Looks cheap and sketchy
Give me a section you could break "Canadian Singer Drake" into
Record Sales
Youth
Album Sales
Impact on music industry
What is the name of the game we played in PE
Mafia Tag
Why is narrowing your topic important
It makes the research easier and more focused
Why is Wikipedia not a reliable source of information
Anyone can edit it
Give me three sections you could break your research into
History
Impact
Results
Evoloution
What are the first three planets in our solar system
Mercury, Venus, Earth