1. Name your topic: I am interested in ____________.
EX: (I am interested in the Long March.)
2. Add a question: I am interested in _______________, because I want to find out (who, what, when, where, why, how).
EX: I am interested in the Long March, because I want to find out why so many people died during the march.
3. Add a reason: I am interested in _______________, because I want to find out (who, what, when, where, why, how) OR to understand (how, why or whether).
EX: I am interested in The Long March because I want to find out why so many people died, and whether it was because the leaders made some bad decisions.
Now turn it into a question:
Did Communist leadership decisions during the Long March contribute to the large number of deaths?
Be sure to read the section on RQs in the EE Handbook.