Prof. Norbury - English 101 - Fall 2025: Search Plan

Identify the aspects of the large concept (idea) that are RELEVANT to your search right now. Use these RELEVANT aspects to give you search terms (keywords) and to help you stay on track throughout your search process.

Remember that for your assignment you want to learn about this topic but you have limits.

• There is a due date that limits the time you can spend gathering, understanding, and absorbing information about the topic.
• There are space considerations including how many pages you have in which to express yourself, your ideas and the results of your research.
• Other assignment requirements may include how many and what types of sources you must use.

For all these reasons, it is important to identify the relevant aspects of the larger topic that most interest you, that you will emphasize in your work.