English 105

Pick one card from the green Population deck and one card from the purple Object deck. See if you can create a researchable question that ties these two cards together. Keep this checklist in mind: 

• Is it an open-ended question?​
• Is it appropriate in scope? Focused and narrow enough for your project or paper?
• Does it suggest factors that can be measured?​
• ​Is it relevant to my audience?
• Is answering the question manageable, and can I find and access enough documents, statistics, or persons to provide information to develop and support my ideas?​
• Is the topic of interest to me?​

Each group should come up with three questions and add them to the Padlet: 

Need some more ideas? Think about how you start the question:

• Who - Questions looking into what populations were involved.
• What - Questions looking into the details of the object or event.
• When - Questions concerning the timeline of the interactions between the population and objects. 
• Where - Questions focusing on the location of the interactions between the populations and objects. 
• Why - Questions exploring the reasons behind the interaction between the population and objects. 
• How - Questions following the steps that lead to the interaction between the population and objects. 

When working through an idea to create a research question, it can be helpful to be intentional with each step of the process indicated above. This worksheet with help with your thinking about a research topic.