1. Research Paper Topics help on choosing a good topic

2. Three Rules I approve/decline topics. Topics must be arguable. – Do not choose abortion, or euthanasia, or the death penalty. Those are moral issues that cannot be argued. There must be reputable evidence for and against the topic. – You’ll include both in your paper.

3. Helpful Tip This is not mandatory, but consider choosing a topic related to your chosen career path. Perhaps you can use some of the information again at University.

4. Sample Topic Let’s say I want to study education in college. Choosing an education- related topic will help me because I’ll probably have to write something about education.

5. The issue of year-round school is big. Let’s see if it will make a good topic: – Will I find reputable evidence both for and against it? – Will there be enough evidence, or is the topic too new? – Is it too related to morals and/or religion/faith? It is impossible to argue those topics. You’ll have zero chance of persuading some people.

6. So…. Year-Round Schools Improve Public Education. OR Year-Round Schools Do Not Improve Public Education. I don’t know the answer yet. However, I’ll make my decision as I read the books/articles about it. I might even change my mind halfway through the paper. That’s common.

7. These Topics are Problematic. Environment. Gun Control. We Should Stop School. People Should Be Nicer. We Should Be Healthier. Ste. Genevieve Should Have Recycling Pick-Up. PCP should be legal. Only certain people should be allowed to have children. We should stop the welfare program. There should be no drinking age. There should be no laws.

8. Be thinking about the perfect topic for you. We’ll talk about it more later.