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1	Narrowing Your Topic
2	Think about your message… In your paper… WHAT might you SAY about your topic? or What QUESTIONS might you ANSWER about your topic?
3	And how are you going to do it… in just (how many ) pages?
4	Narrowing Strategy 1: Aspect Focus on a particular ASPECT of the topic: Not: Food But: Religious aspects of food
5	Narrowing Strategy 2: Time Focus on your topic during a particular TIME PERIOD Food production between 1990 and 2000
6	Narrowing Strategy 3: Type Focus on a specific TYPE or CLASS of people or things as they relate to your topic:
7	Narrowing Strategy 4: Place Focus on a particular PLACE Popular foods in Hawaii
8	Narrowing Strategy 5: Add Two Topics Focus on the relationship between TWO DIFFERENT TOPICS Food and Gender
9	Now, a really big tip: COMBINE different kinds of focuses: Food preparation as related to gender roles in WASP homes in the United States from 1950 to 2000.
10	A Review of Narrowing Strategies: Narrow your topic by focusing on: Aspect Time Type Place Its relationship with a second topic A combination of two or more of the above