Senior Inquiry
Develop Your Topic
What topic are you researching? Write a few sentences to describe your topic.
What interests you about this topic? List a few ideas that interest you.
Think about Who, What, Where, and When.
What do you hope to learn about your topic? What are the major viewpoints or aspects of your topic?
Who is most affected by your topic? For example, does it affect a specific gender? Age group?
Ethnicity? Or occupation? Who is involved in the discussion?
Where does your topic take place? Is there a certain geographic area? Is it universal, or contained to
one region?
When does your topic take place? Is it a current issue? Do you need a historical look? Has it changed
over time?
Extra tip: You may find it useful to create a mind map for your topic!