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BBG pg. 261-276

Meghan Hawk

After reading "Exploring Topics & Creating a Research Proposal" from the Bedford Book of Genres, I have a clear understanding of how to efficiently compose a detailed research question, along with supporting questions, and subtopics. Prior to reading this chapter, I had a good idea of how to write a research question, and the essay that comes along with it. However, this reading really narrowed each step down to successfully create a designed and carefully articulated research question. I felt that the part about talking to people about your ideas was very helpful and relatable. Once I had an assignment to write a screenplay and my mind was not flowing as per usual causing me to be fresh out of ideas. Once I got in the car with my dad, we just started talking about everyday things and how I could make a comedic event out of it. Eventually, it lead me to write a comedic road rage screenplay. I also found that in the case of research questions, it is very important that your question be open-ended. If there is a yes or no answer, then there is not much to say if there is a correct answer. Questions that can be argued from both sides will create the most meaningful and interesting research papers, ones that you enjoy writing, and ones that others will enjoy reading.

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  1. UnknownJanuary 31, 2018 at 5:22 PM

    I also like how specific and step by step this reading was. It made the research process seem less intimidating and overwhelming than it did before. I knew how to write one, but I like the strategies that they suggested students implement.

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  2. Katherine KumpfJanuary 31, 2018 at 5:56 PM

    I agree that this chapter was very helpful and informative by going through each step in writing a research paper. I believe as well that the most interesting research papers are the ones that have multiple arguments. The more I am interested in a topic, the more success it will have.

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  3. Carissa NguyenJanuary 31, 2018 at 6:07 PM

    I thought the book was really helpful too by showing a step by step example on picking a topic.

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  4. UnknownJanuary 31, 2018 at 7:06 PM

    I agree with what you said about how choosing topics that can be expanded upon are favored while writing a research paper and can bring about more discussion. I also enjoyed your personal example!

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  5. UnknownJanuary 31, 2018 at 9:11 PM

    I agree, this article gives great ideas on settling on a topic to write about. When coming up with a topic its best to come up with an argument rather than a topic that has a simple yes, no answer. This will give a writer much more to talk about and it will be more interesting to read about.

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