14. What are the parts of your topic, and how do they relate to one another? Topic
15. What are the parts of your topic, and how do they relate to one another? Sink Faucet Drain Water Porcelain
16. What are the parts of your topic, and how do they relate to one another? Vegan Food Politics People Health
17. Are there different kinds of vegans? How much variety is in the vegan diet? What clothing restrictions do vegans have? Are animal products used in other things besides food and clothing? How political is the vegan movement? Does a vegan diet help or hurt your overall health? Do vegans own pets? Are vegans happier? healthier? Topic: Vegans
18. Now, your turn... Write 10 questions on the sub parts of your topic What are the parts of your topic, and how do they relate to one another? Topic
20. How is your topic part of a larger system? Topic
21. How is your topic part of a larger system? Sink Bathroom Kitchen Homes Plumbing
22. How is your topic part of a larger system? Vegan Health Animal Rights Food Production Vegetarianism
23. What contributes to people living longer: better health or better medicine? Are humans meant to be carnivores? Do animals have personalities? Do animals have a soul? What influences our food choices? Is our food production helping or hurting the world’s population? Is it better to be vegetarian or vegan? Are cows treated better in India than in the U.S.? Topic: Vegans
24. Now, your turn... Write 10 questions on the larger systems your topic is a part of. How is your topic part of a larger system? Topic
27. Topic: Vegans Vegans by choice Vegans by necessity Child-Teen vegans Vegan athletes Indian vegans Celebrity vegans Political vegans Vegan ranchers Vegan chefs
28. How does your topic compare to and contrast with others like it?
29. Are vegan diets more popular than vegan lifestyles? How do Indian vegans compare to vegans in the U.S.? How are the reasons people choose veganism similar or different? Are all animal rights activists vegan? Do teen vegans do better in school? Are child vegans healthier than non-vegan children? How do vegan athletes compare with non-vegan athletes? Are you considered vegan if your food allergies force you to eat a vegan diet? Topic: Vegans
30. Now, your turn... Write 10 questions comparing and contrasting these different types How can your topic be grouped into kinds? Topic Type 1:____________ Type 2:____________ Type 3:____________ Type 4:____________ Type 5:____________ Type 6:____________
32. How and why has your topic changed through time, as something with its own history? Topic now Topic before Topic before 1988 1994 1983 1998 1990
33. How has the number of vegans changed over time? Is veganism a trend that will disappear soon? Have vegans become more or less political over time? Have the reasons people choose to become vegan changed? What historical figures made people aware of veganism? Were vegans always linked to the animal rights movement? Topic: Vegans
34. Now, your turn... Write 10 questions on how your topic has changed over time How and why has your topic changed through time, as something with its own history? Topic now Topic before Topic before
36. How and why is your topic an episode in a larger history? 1920 1940 1960 1980 2008 Feminism or Pop Music or Fashion
37. How has our food supply changed over time? Has the change in food production affected our diet choices? Has the rise of factory farming turned more people into vegans? Have we become kinder or crueler to animals over time? How have restaurants or cafeterias changed as a result of the vegan movement? Topic: Vegans
38. Now, your turn... Write 10 questions on the larger history your topic is connected to How and why is your topic an episode in a larger history? 1920 1940 1960 1980 2008 Topic
40. How good or bad is your topic? Is it useful? Good Bad
41. How good or bad is your topic? Is it useful? Good Bad
42. Is a vegan diet safe for kids? Are vegans more ethical than carnivores? Do vegans deny their own animal instincts? If animals kill and eat each other, why shouldn’t we? Is there a way to eat an animal and feel good about it? Are vegans forcing their lifestyle on others? Is it possible to live without consuming animal products? Don’t we need to control the animal population? Topic: Vegans
43. Now, your turn... Write 10 questions evaluating the pros and cons of your topic Evaluate your topic: What do you like and not like about it? Like about topic Good Bad Don’t like about topic
46. What if McDonalds only sold vegan food? What if every school had a working farm? If everyone had to slaughter their own animals, would more people be vegan? Would cows overpopulate the earth if everyone were vegan? Would animals eat us if we didn’t eat them? What if fruits and vegetables were subsidized by the government? Topic: Vegans
47. Now, your turn... Write 10 What if? and other speculative questions about your topic
49. Good! Now let’s organize your questions into categories
50. Which questions can you answer in a reference work? (Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Dictionary) Mark these with an X These are the questions that are easiest to answer and should not be the focus of your research paper
51. Which questions may lead to interesting debates? Mark these with a These are the questions that are harder to answer and will lead to a better research paper
52. Which questions are most interesting to you? Mark these with a These are the questions that will motivate you to find the answers and make it easier to write the paper
71. Advantages of brainstorming research questions More specific topics make research faster and easier More specific topics make research more interesting More specific topics makes your work more original
72. Advantages of using the library database instead of Google Faster and easier to find reputable information Sources are more relevant to your topic Sources are higher quality and peer reviewed
73. Your assignment: 1. 50 questions on your research topic 3. One article from the database that answers question 2. Categorize types of questions with X
