Step 1. Select a subject.    Sports

Step 2. Ask: Who, what, when, where, why, and how

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What

What type of sports?

Football

Who

Who are the players?

College players

When

When did this sport first begin?

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(to be determined through research)

Where

Where did this sporting event
first originate?

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(to be determined through research)

Why

Why is this particular sport so
attractive to its players?

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(to be determined through research)

How

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Step 3.  Develop and Present a specific topic for research:
(using the questions in Step 2 as guides)
Specific Topic
College Football: How it began and what makes it such a heavily recruited sport.

*Notice that the "How" question wasn't used in this example.  Remember, you may not need to use every question each time you go through this process.

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