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Writing Prompt: Research

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Prompt #1: List five topics or issues with which you've already had experience but which you would like to investigate further. What would you still like to know about these topics/issues?

Prompt #2: List five topics or issues that you would like to examine for the first time. What interests you in these issues? What experiences do you already have with them?

Prompt #3: Choose a topic. Write down everything that you know about that topic

Prompt #4: Of what you have just written, what could be considered "common knowledge"? What could be considered "special knowledge"?

Prompt #5: What kinds of authorities would have "special knowledge" concerning your topic? List types of professionals who would have access to useful information.

Prompt #6: What kinds of books, journals, or magazines would contain "special knowledge" concerning your topic? Categorize by subject. List some titles if you know of any. If not, where could you find these sources?

Prompt #7: What other kinds of media would contain "special knowledge" concerning your topic--news shows, web-sites, etc.? If you were to search the web, what subjects or key words would you search under? List five.