Chapter 2: Exploring and Focusing

Chapter 2 focused on choosing a topic for your research paper. It helped you determine how successful your topic could be. It also talked about researching your topic to see what other sources have said about it. This would help you find potential sources to cite in your paper. Next, it talked about looking within the sources to find a certain issue that you could write about. Different sources could have different opinions on the issue, and by going through these you can decide what position you want to take on the issue.