How to choose an essay topic
Oh, my biggest struggle, the dreaded process of choosing an essay topic. Well, if your like me you would love for someone to just walk up to you with a fortune cookie and inside would be the perfect topic for the piece of writing you have to write. Of course, sometimes this comes easy when you have something specific you have to write, but when it is open-ended, many of us would rather take a math test. On of the best techniques I have come across recently is a four-question process. Basically, you take the four questions and write two on each side of a piece of paper. I use one piece of paper because then the white space is not so intimidating. If you think your guided brainstorming session will be successful, you may want to write each question at the top of a new piece of paper. Here are the questions:
What possible topics do I already have experience in?
What do I want to know more about?
What goals do I have in life right now?
What challenges and problems do I have right now?
And if all else fails you can search the Internet endlessly until an hour before it is due!