ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry - Boyer

1. Start with a topic
2. Narrow and focus your topic
3. Formulate a question you want to ask about your topic
4. Narrow the question, if possible

Consider the broad topic of media violence. You can narrow this topic by considering the 5Ws.

Who/Person? - children

What/Event? - video games

When/Time? - last 5 years

Where/Place? - United States

Why?

Using the above 5Ws, you could formulate the research question, "Are American children who play video games more likely to be violent and if so why?"