RJA 1

1. language education reform in America
1. Is the topic academic or scholarly? Yes
2. Could a research question about this topic be positive? Yes
3. Do you think the answer to your research question can be adequately answered and supported in 3900 words? Yes
4. Do you think you can find at least twelve credible sources--including one book, one reference work, one article from a peer-reviewed journal, one electronic source (not including the book or periodical article if they were obtained online), and one source from original field (or primary) research--on this topic? Yes
5. Do you already know a lot about this topic? Yes
6. Have you already formed an opinion about this topic? No
7. Have you used this topic before for a research paper? No
2. the U.S. and the Kyoto Protocol
1. Is the topic academic or scholarly? Yes
   
2. Could a research question about this topic be positive? Yes
   
3. Do you think the answer to your research question can be adequately answered and supported in 3900 words? Yes
   
4. Do you think you can find at least twelve credible sources--including one book, one reference work, one article from a peer-reviewed journal, one electronic source (not including the book or periodical article if they were obtained online), and one source from original field (or primary) research--on this topic? Yes
   
5. Do you already know a lot about this topic? Yes
   
6. Have you already formed an opinion about this topic? No
   
7. Have you used this topic before for a research paper? No
3. literacy in America
1. Is the topic academic or scholarly? Yes
   
2. Could a research question about this topic be positive? Yes
   
3. Do you think the answer to your research question can be adequately answered and supported in 3900 words? Yes
   
4. Do you think you can find at least twelve credible sources--including one book, one reference work, one article from a peer-reviewed journal, one electronic source (not including the book or periodical article if they were obtained online), and one source from original field (or primary) research--on this topic? Yes
   
5. Do you already know a lot about this topic? Yes
   
6. Have you already formed an opinion about this topic? No
   
7. Have you used this topic before for a research paper? No
4. legalization of marijuana
1. Is the topic academic or scholarly? Yes
   
2. Could a research question about this topic be positive? Yes
   
3. Do you think the answer to your research question can be adequately answered and supported in 3900 words? Yes
   
4. Do you think you can find at least twelve credible sources--including one book, one reference work, one article from a peer-reviewed journal, one electronic source (not including the book or periodical article if they were obtained online), and one source from original field (or primary) research--on this topic? Yes
   
5. Do you already know a lot about this topic? Yes
   
6. Have you already formed an opinion about this topic? No
   
7. Have you used this topic before for a research paper? No
5. censorship and pornography
1. Is the topic academic or scholarly? Yes
   
2. Could a research question about this topic be positive? Yes
   
3. Do you think the answer to your research question can be adequately answered and supported in 3900 words? Yes
   
4. Do you think you can find at least twelve credible sources--including one book, one reference work, one article from a peer-reviewed journal, one electronic source (not including the book or periodical article if they were obtained online), and one source from original field (or primary) research--on this topic? Yes
   
5. Do you already know a lot about this topic? Yes
   
6. Have you already formed an opinion about this topic? No
   
7. Have you used this topic before for a research paper? No