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Unit 3: Defining a Research Topic
Lesson 3: Identify Key Concepts
After you have stated your topic as a question(s), the next step is to identify the main concepts or ideas within your question(s). To do this, you must identify the keywords within your question(s). For example:
How does drinking affect driving?
What are the laws on drinking and driving?
What are the statistics on drinking and driving?