Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. for history class, ross has to write a research paper on an aspect of the 1960s that affected society. since he loves music, ross has narrowed down his topic to music of the 1960s. he’s not sure if he wants to focus on the classic rock or classic folk music of that era. of the following choices, which would be the next step to ross narrow his topic into a thesis statement? a. ross should change his topic from music to art of the 1960s. b. ross could do some background research on both classic rock and classic folk music as they impacted the 1960s society. c. ross should cover both topics in his research paper; he does not need to narrow the topic further. d. ross should just start writing the paper with the knowledge that he already has about his favorite musicians from that era.

B. Ross could do some background research on both classic rock and classic folk music as they impacted the 1960s society . This is the correct option.

Ross is interested in music from the 1960s. These two types of music affected society , so Ross can compare them and see if they affected society differently and the reasons why the effect was different.

These options are not right:

A. Ross should change his topic from music to art of the 1960s. ( The instructions do not specify which evidence from the 1960s has to be considered. The instructions are broad).

C. Ross should cover both topics in his research paper; he does not need to narrow the topic further. ( Ross could touch upon both topics but he is not obliged to do so. Using the two topics is just a possibility).

D. Ross should just start writing the paper with the knowledge that he already has about his favorite musicians from that era. ( If Ross writes his research jut with his informal knowledge about music, his paper will not be a research paper but part of his profile).