LESSON 5.1
Typical Research Paper Prompts
Research paper prompts can be general or specific. You need to be ready for both.
Typical General Research Paper Prompts
- Write a 10-page paper about global warming.
- Write a 10-page paper about an endangered animal.
- What effect has global warming had on American politics? Write a 10-page paper.
- What effect did the Manifest Destiny philosophy have on Native Americans?
- What invention highly influenced life in the twentieth century?
- How has social media affected American life?
- Write a 10-page paper about The Great Gatsby.
- Write a 10-page research paper on a subject of your choice.
Typical Specific Research Paper Prompts
- What role do paramecia play in the food chain?
- Compare the political philosophy of Plato and Aristotle.
- What is causing the decline of the Alaska sea otter population?
- Compare the Holocausts perpetrated by the Nazis and the Japanese.
- Discuss the historical importance of the China Sea.
- Discuss the decline of the Anasazi People
- Compare the three prevailing scientific theories of how children learn to speak.
- Discuss the effect of global warming on one bird species.
Task 5.1.1 – Small Group
Write a general and a specific prompt.