Writing Focus – Selecting a Topic and Developing a Thesis

Selecting a topic may seem overwhelming because of all of the possibilities. By exploring a topic through preliminary research and using prewriting strategies, you can help to narrow a topic down to a specific focus. In this topic, you explored prewriting strategies to help you narrow the scope of your topic. In addition, you generated some research questions to guide you as you collect sources of information on your topic. You also learned about the characteristics of a strong thesis statement, and you developed a working thesis for your research paper.