Getting Started: Senior Research Topics

You have been asked to choose a research paper topic in which you have some personal interest and then write a 5-8 page paper (in MLA form) that argues, analyzes, or explains a thesis. Your topic is limited only by your imagination, interest, and the length of your paper.

However, you may not argue against an established religious doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church.

The relatively short length means that your topic (central idea) and thesis (your road map to your analysis, argument, or explanation) must be sharply focused so that the paper is not a general recitation or documentation of common knowledge and generally accepted opinion.

I have included some links to sites that give you some topic ideas. CAREFUL. Some of these topics are far too BROAD. Some are unacceptable, like topics that argue "against an established religious doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church." However, reading over the information on these links should generate some ideas.

Here are the links:

Dallas High School Library research topics
click on the very BROAD topics to view more focused topics and links to articles

University of Central Florida Writing Lab research topics

Glendale Community College research links

Tidewater Community College research topics