MLA header:
Language Arts 1 & Honors Language Arts 1
Non Fiction Topics & Idea Starters
Research Paper
General Guidelines
1. You must have your topic approved by Ms. Koch.
2. You may NOT do the same topic as ANY other student in your class.
3. You are not limited to this list.
4. You may choose a topic and research a specific person or case that relates.
a. For example, if you choose Anorexia Nervosa then you might research the singer
Karen Carpentar
Diseases & Disorders
HIV / AIDS
Cancer *must be a
specific form
Alzheimer’s
Asperger’s Syndrome
Autism
Bipolar Disorder
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia
Depression
Dyslexia
Generalized Anxiety
Hepatitis
Molluscum
Cantagiosum
Cholera
Malaria
Narcissistic Personality
Obsessive Compulsive
Parkinson’s Disease
Phobias
Psoriasis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ringworm
Stockholm Syndrome
Vitiligo
Typhoid Fever
Bubonic Plague
Deformity
The elephant man
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Anencephaly
Cleft lip or cleft palate
Microcephaly
Sacral Agenesis
Polydactylism
Deviants
Guiseppe Masseria
Al Capone
Lucky Luciano
Bugsy Siegel
Dutch Schultz
Carlo Gambino
Cannibals
The Boston Strangler
Son of Sam
The Zodiac Killer
BTK Strangler
Ted Bundy
Lydia Trueblood
David Berkowitz
Angelo Buono
Jeffrey Dahmer
John Wayne Gacy
Charles Manson
Jack the Ripper
Richard Ramirez
The Menendez brothers
Andrew Cunanan
Michael Jackson
O. J. Simpson
Robert Blake
JonBenet Ramsey
Natalie Holloway
Columbine
Cults
Jaycee Duggard
Timothy McVeigh
Scott Peterson
Amanda Knox
Aileen Wuornos
Edward Teach
(Blackbeard)
Vidocq Society
Disasters
Earthquakes
Tornadoes
Tsunamis
Hurricanes
Blackouts
Blizzards
Plane Crashes
Shipwrecks
Volcanoes
Epidemics
MLA header:
Language Arts 1 & Honors Language Arts 1
Non Fiction Topics & Idea Starters
Research Paper
General Guidelines
1. You must have your topic approved by Ms. Koch.
2. You may NOT do the same topic as ANY other student in your class.
3. You are not limited to this list.
4. You may choose a topic and research a specific person or case that relates.
a. For example, if you choose Anorexia Nervosa then you might research the singer
Karen Carpentar
Diseases & Disorders
HIV / AIDS
Cancer *must be a
specific form
Alzheimer’s
Asperger’s Syndrome
Autism
Bipolar Disorder
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia
Depression
Dyslexia
Generalized Anxiety
Hepatitis
Molluscum
Cantagiosum
Cholera
Malaria
Narcissistic Personality
Obsessive Compulsive
Parkinson’s Disease
Phobias
Psoriasis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ringworm
Stockholm Syndrome
Vitiligo
Typhoid Fever
Bubonic Plague
Deformity
The elephant man
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Anencephaly
Cleft lip or cleft palate
Microcephaly
Sacral Agenesis
Polydactylism
Deviants
Guiseppe Masseria
Al Capone
Lucky Luciano
Bugsy Siegel
Dutch Schultz
Carlo Gambino
The Boston Strangler
Son of Sam
The Zodiac Killer
BTK Strangler
Cannibals
Ted Bundy
Lydia Trueblood
David Berkowitz
Angelo Buono
Jeffrey Dahmer
John Wayne Gacy
Charles Manson
Jack the Ripper
Richard Ramirez
The Menendez brothers
Andrew Cunanan
Michael Jackson
O. J. Simpson
Robert Blake
JonBenet Ramsey
Natalie Holloway
Columbine
Cults
Timothy McVeigh
Scott Peterson
Amanda Knox
Jaycee Duggard
Aileen Wuornos
Edward Teach
(Blackbeard)
Vidocq Society
Disasters
Earthquakes
Tornadoes
Tsunamis
Hurricanes
Blackouts
Blizzards
Plane Crashes
Shipwrecks
Volcanoes
Epidemics
MLA header:
My top three choices:
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
How my topic choices will be unique/what angle I will take/ what can I connect
this topic too? (see 4a on front)
1. _____________________________________________________________
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2. _____________________________________________________________
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3. _____________________________________________________________
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MLA header:
My top three choices:
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
How my topic choices will be unique/what angle I will take/ what can I connect
this topic too? (see 4a on front)
1. _____________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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