Crafting sub-questions from your research question

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Crafting sub-questions from your research
question
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First of all, identify the main concepts of your
question.

• How does playing video games affect adolescent
  behavior

Video games
Behavior
Adolescents
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Next, think of other ways to express these topic
keywords, including...

• ... synonyms
• ... phrases that contain your keyword.
• ... other forms of your keywords like plural vs.
  singular

You dont have to use the exact keywords from
your big question for your sub-questions!
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Make a mental list of your keywords
Topic Keywords Alternate Keywords
Video games Electronic games, computer games
Adolescents Teen, teenage, teenagers, adolescents, adolescence, youth(s) Narrower terms - girls, boys Broader term - children
Behavior Behaviour Narrower terms - violence, aggressiveness, aggression, fighting, bullying
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Look at your big question...
You can use topic keywords or alternate keywords
to craft your sub-questions.
You need at least two sub-questions, three is
better, you can even create more.
Your last sub-question is your research question.
Writing it as a sub-questions insures that you
will write your synthesized answer as your
papers conclusion.
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Time to challenge yourself with examples !
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How does photosynthesis work?

• How does photosynthesis work?

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How does photosynthesis work?

• How does photosynthesis work?

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How did the Empire of Troy get defeated by the
Greeks?

• 4 How did the Empire of Troy get defeated by the
  Greeks?

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How did the Empire of Troy get defeated by the
Greeks?

• How did the Empire of Troy get defeated by the
  Greeks?

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Connect past learning! You have created a
research question and sub-questions before!

• Why should biofuel replace fossil fuels in the
  United States?
• 1 .What is biofuel?
• 2 .What is the process of making energy from
  biofuel?
• 3. What are the benefits of using biofuel?
• 4. What are the disadvantages of using biofuel?
• 5. Why should biofuel replace fossil fuels in the
  United States?

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Lastly,Affect and Effect

• Affect is a VERB
• How did Hurricane Katrina affect New Orleans?
• Effect is a NOUN
• What was the effect of dropping an atomic bomb on
  Hiroshima?