Narrowing a topic can be done in various ways. Most of the time you will need to use two or more of the following strategies. However, the requirements and scope of your assignment will determine which ones you use.

To narrow a topic, ask yourself the following questions:

• Can you focus your project on a specific aspect of the topic?
• Can you narrow your topic to a specific time period?
• Can you narrow your topic to a specific event?
• Can you narrow your topic to a specific geographic area?
• Can you narrow your topic to a specific problem or question?