ENG101: College Writing (Ucci): Research Tips & Thesis Questions

Tips on choosing a topic:

Choose one of these:

• Gender-Neutral Bathrooms: Is This Segregation?
• School Shootings" What are the Appropriate Preventative Methods?
• Gun Legislation versus Second Amendment Rights
• Minimum Wage: Does an increase help or hinder?
• Is the value of a College Education worth the cost?
• Campus Sexual Assault: How Safe is the Average Female Student?
• Addiction Pertaining to the Regional Opioid Crisis: Disease or Personal Choice?
• The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Are we doing enough?
• School Choice: Charter Schools versus Public Academic Institutions
• Animals Abuse: Are Offenders Getting a Slap on the Wrist?
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Brainstorm a few ideas, then do some quick search to see what kind of data is available.

• Write a thesis question that is clear, complex, and focused.
• Locate reliable and credible statistics.
• Consider the opposite side of the issue- what is the debate?