• Pick a topic that is interesting to you, something you want to know about it

Because..

• If you do not care about your topic, you will not care about researching it and your paper will reflect that.

• Is your topic suitable for a college-level paper?
• Does it fulfill the objectives of the assignment?

• While you want your paper to be interesting, you also need it to be academic.

• If your topic is too broad for the length of your paper, you’ll only scratch the surface.

• If it is too narrow, you’ll never have enough information to fill your pages.

• Can you find resources on your topic?
• Scholarly journal articles, books, eBooks and websites with verifiable information are all good places for research.
• Use our resources by subject page to help you find resources for your project.

• Start thinking about the ways you’ll look for your research.
• Besides the main words in your title, try to think of other keywords, or similar words, that might help you in your searching.