Prewriting – Choosing a Topic

Question 1

choosing a topic

Answer 1

• before you can write, you must have a topic
• sometimes your topic is given to you
• sometimes you get to choose your topic

Question 2

brainstorming

Answer 2

• write down all the things you are interested in

- cross off any that you can’t take a stance with

Question 3

narrow topic

Answer 3

• be sure your topic is of imaginable size

- in most cases you need to make it smaller

Question 4

having trouble

Answer 4

• talk to other people/show them your ideas
• read, see what is going on in today’s world
• watch - documentaries, movies, etc.