{"id":95,"date":"2017-10-11T16:28:10","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T16:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/infolit\/?page_id=95"},"modified":"2022-12-05T21:04:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T21:04:38","slug":"explore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/infolit\/explore\/","title":{"rendered":"Create a topic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think about possible topics and the details of your assignment. What type of topic does your instructor expect? What are you interested in? Create a topic that is a good fit for you both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A successful topic <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>is <strong>narrow<\/strong>, not broad <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>asks a <strong>complex <\/strong>question<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>includes <strong>specific <\/strong>information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples of topics as questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How does dental health differ between cities in Whatcom County which do and do not use fluoride in their drinking water?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In what ways has state funding for education changed in Washington in the last 30 years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To what extent are salmon habitats in the Pacific Northwest impacted  by regional fishing practices like using natural or plastic 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