ENG 111 - CCP: Choosing a Topic

Choose "Browse Topics" at the top of the screen. Drill down from broader to narrower topics.

TED Talks are given about many topics. See this list for places to start.

This website operated by the Britannica Group lists topics divided by broad categories such as Entertainment and Sports or Science and Technology.

This guide from Old Dominion University lists ideas divided into broad categories like Social Sciences or Health Sciences.

This brief video explains that research and topic selection are a cycle. You may need to adjust your topic by narrowing and/or expanding it before finalizing it.

This tutorial takes you through the process of selecting a very broad idea for a topic, to formulating a research question, then writing a thesis statement.