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How to Brainstorm for an Essay

Once you get going on a paper, you can often get into a groove and churn out the bulk of it fairly quickly. But choosing or brainstorming a topic for a paper—especially one with an open-ended prompt—can often be a challenge.

You’ve probably been told to brainstorm ideas for papers since you were in elementary school. Even though you might feel like “brainstorming” is an ineffective method for actually figuring out what to write about, it really works. Everyone thinks through ideas differently, but here are some tips to help you brainstorm more effectively regardless of what learning style works best for you:

Tip #1: Set an end goal for yourself

Develop a goal for your brainstorm. Don’t worry—you can go into brainstorming without knowing exactly what you want to write about, but you should  have an idea of what you hope to gain from your brainstorming session. Do you want to develop a list of potential topics? Do you want to come up with ideas to support an argument? Have some idea about what you want to get out of brainstorming so that you can make more effective use of your time.

Tip #2: Write down all ideas

Sure, some of your ideas will be better than others, but you should write all of them down for you to look back on later. Starting with bad or infeasible ideas might seem counterintuitive, but one idea usually leads to another one. Make a list that includes all of your initial thoughts, and then you can go back through and pick out the best one later. Passing judgment on ideas in this first stage will just slow you down.

Tip #3: Think about what interests you most

Students usually write better essays when they’re exploring subjects that they have some personal interest in. If a professor gives you an open-ended prompt, take it as an opportunity to delve further into a topic you find more interesting. When trying to find a focus for your papers, think back on coursework that you found engaging or that raised further questions for you.

Tip #4: Consider what you want the reader to get from your paper

Do you want to write an engaging piece? A thought-provoking one? An informative one? Think about the end goal of your writing while you go through the initial brainstorming process. Although this might seem counterproductive, considering what you want readers to get out of your writing can help you come up with a focus that both satisfies your readers and satisfies you as a writer.

 Tip #5: Try freewriting

Write for five minutes on a topic of your choice that you think could  be worth pursuing—your idea doesn’t have to be fully fleshed out. This can help you figure out whether it’s worth putting more time into an idea or if it doesn’t really have any weight to it. If you find that you don’t have much to say about a particular topic, you can switch subjects halfway through writing, but this can be a good way to get your creative juices flowing.

Tip #6: Draw a map of your ideas

While some students might prefer the more traditional list methods, for more visual learners, sketching out a word map of ideas may be a useful method for brainstorming. Write the main idea in a circle in the center of your page. Then, write smaller, related ideas in bubbles further from the center of the page and connect them to your initial idea using lines. This is a good way to break down big ideas and to figure out whether they are worth writing about.

 Tip #7: Enlist the help of others

Sometimes it can be difficult coming up with paper topics on your own, and family and friends can prove to be valuable resources when developing ideas. Feel free to brainstorm with another person (or in a group). Many hands make light work—and some students work best when thinking through ideas out loud—so don’t be afraid to ask others for advice when trying to come up with a paper topic.

Tip #8: Find the perfect brainstorming spot

Believe it or not, location can make a BIG difference when you’re trying to come up with a paper topic. Working while watching TV is never a good idea, but you might want to listen to music while doing work, or you might prefer to sit in a quiet study location. Think about where you work best, and pick a spot where you feel that you can be productive.

Tip #9: Play word games to help generate ideas

Whether you hate playing word games or think they’re a ton of fun, you might want to try your hand at a quick round of Words With Friends or a game of Scrabble. These games can help get your brain working, and sometimes ideas can be triggered by words you see. Get a friend to play an old-fashioned board game with you, or try your hand at a mobile app if you’re in a time crunch.

Tip #10: Take a break to let ideas sink in

Brainstorming is a great way to get all of your initial thoughts out there, but sometimes you need a bit more time to process all of those ideas. Stand up and stretch—or even take a walk around the block—and then look back on your list of ideas to see if you have any new thoughts on them.

For many students, the most difficult process of paper writing is simply coming up with an idea about what to write on. Don’t be afraid to get all of your ideas out there through brainstorming, and remember that all ideas are valid. Take the time necessary to sort through all of your ideas, using whatever method works best for you, and then get to writing—but don’t be afraid to go back to the drawing board if a new inspiration strikes.

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5 Ways to Generate Great Essay Ideas

Daniela McVicker

Daniela McVicker

5 Ways to Come Up with Great Essay Ideas

Writing an essay is a challenging undertaking. You have to research, take notes, write an outline, and then turn that outline into a rough draft. Finally, you have to repeatedly edit and refine your rough draft until it becomes a suitable final draft. It can take hours, even days, to complete an essay.

Of course, before any of this can happen, you need to come up with a great topic. It may seem like a simple task, but if you cannot think of an essay idea, you can’t even get off the starting blocks. So, what do you do when you are stuck and can’t think of anything to write about?

Here are 5 ways in which you can help yourself come up with a great essay idea.

1. Brainstorming

2. free writing, 3. look at your life story, 4. go back to your textbook, 5. if you are desperate, go with a generic essay topic.

Before you start a brainstorming session, remember that there is one rule. No idea is cast aside as being silly, too complex, not complex enough, too far off topic, etc. You can always pare down your list later on. It's better to jot down a few flops now, than it is to ignore an idea that might turn into something brilliant. A pen and paper may be all you need to get started, but a note-taking app like Evernote can help organize your ideas.

Brainstorming in a group is a bit different. Try Dragon Dictation , which records and transcribes your conversations as you bounce ideas off one another. Google Docs can save documents to the cloud so that everyone can access the list when it is time to make decisions. You will find that as you get into a brainstorming session, the ideas will come quickly.

Free writing is a stream-of-consciousness exercise where you simply write down whatever comes into your mind. We recommend making the process a little more disciplined. Rather than writing about anything, stick with a general subject area that is defined on the subject you are in studying in class.

As you start free writing, you may be surprised at the number of thoughts you have on the subject you are covering, and the amount of knowledge you have retained. Eventually, as you free write, you will see your writing become more and more focused. This is an excellent sign that you are narrowing in on the specific topic idea for your essay. Even better, as you free write, you may come up with a few things that you can paste almost directly into your essay.

What do you know that other people do not? What things do you understand that the average person does not understand? Do you have any relevant experience or special knowledge when it comes to the subject?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you might be a step ahead of the game when it comes to figuring out the best essay topic for you. Something you know how to do or that you understand can be a great topic for a process essay. An experience you had can be fodder for a narrative essay. It gives you a unique point of view. Just don't allow yourself to show too much bias, or to ignore evidence in favor of your personal story. As a bonus, you will notice you will write much more quickly when you are relating a story from your life.

You have probably learned that the best way to study for tests and quizzes is to focus on the subheadings, bullet points, chapter questions, pictures, and graphs. If you are trying to come up with a good essay topic, you should also review these. They will remind you which elements are most important.

If you write your essay on something that is emphasized in your textbook, there is a pretty good chance you are on the right track. You will know that your topic is relevant, and you can impress your instructor by displaying your in-depth knowledge on that topic.

The truth is this: you may not come up with a brilliant essay idea each time you are given a writing assignment. However, that does not mean you cannot write an excellent paper. You can still write an essay that is well researched, thoughtful, and carefully written.

Plenty of essays are written by students who earn excellent grades, but are not very excited by the topic they have chosen. It’s better to write an essay on a less exciting topic than to turn it in late because you spent too much time searching for the “wow” factor.

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Brainstorming

What this handout is about.

This handout discusses techniques that will help you start writing a paper and continue writing through the challenges of the revising process. Brainstorming can help you choose a topic, develop an approach to a topic, or deepen your understanding of the topic’s potential.

Introduction

If you consciously take advantage of your natural thinking processes by gathering your brain’s energies into a “storm,” you can transform these energies into written words or diagrams that will lead to lively, vibrant writing. Below you will find a brief discussion of what brainstorming is, why you might brainstorm, and suggestions for how you might brainstorm.

Whether you are starting with too much information or not enough, brainstorming can help you to put a new writing task in motion or revive a project that hasn’t reached completion. Let’s take a look at each case:

When you’ve got nothing: You might need a storm to approach when you feel “blank” about the topic, devoid of inspiration, full of anxiety about the topic, or just too tired to craft an orderly outline. In this case, brainstorming stirs up the dust, whips some air into our stilled pools of thought, and gets the breeze of inspiration moving again.

When you’ve got too much: There are times when you have too much chaos in your brain and need to bring in some conscious order. In this case, brainstorming forces the mental chaos and random thoughts to rain out onto the page, giving you some concrete words or schemas that you can then arrange according to their logical relations.

Brainstorming techniques

What follows are great ideas on how to brainstorm—ideas from professional writers, novice writers, people who would rather avoid writing, and people who spend a lot of time brainstorming about…well, how to brainstorm.

Try out several of these options and challenge yourself to vary the techniques you rely on; some techniques might suit a particular writer, academic discipline, or assignment better than others. If the technique you try first doesn’t seem to help you, move right along and try some others.

Freewriting

When you freewrite, you let your thoughts flow as they will, putting pen to paper and writing down whatever comes into your mind. You don’t judge the quality of what you write and you don’t worry about style or any surface-level issues, like spelling, grammar, or punctuation. If you can’t think of what to say, you write that down—really. The advantage of this technique is that you free up your internal critic and allow yourself to write things you might not write if you were being too self-conscious.

When you freewrite you can set a time limit (“I’ll write for 15 minutes!”) and even use a kitchen timer or alarm clock or you can set a space limit (“I’ll write until I fill four full notebook pages, no matter what tries to interrupt me!”) and just write until you reach that goal. You might do this on the computer or on paper, and you can even try it with your eyes shut or the monitor off, which encourages speed and freedom of thought.

The crucial point is that you keep on writing even if you believe you are saying nothing. Word must follow word, no matter the relevance. Your freewriting might even look like this:

“This paper is supposed to be on the politics of tobacco production but even though I went to all the lectures and read the book I can’t think of what to say and I’ve felt this way for four minutes now and I have 11 minutes left and I wonder if I’ll keep thinking nothing during every minute but I’m not sure if it matters that I am babbling and I don’t know what else to say about this topic and it is rainy today and I never noticed the number of cracks in that wall before and those cracks remind me of the walls in my grandfather’s study and he smoked and he farmed and I wonder why he didn’t farm tobacco…”

When you’re done with your set number of minutes or have reached your page goal, read back over the text. Yes, there will be a lot of filler and unusable thoughts but there also will be little gems, discoveries, and insights. When you find these gems, highlight them or cut and paste them into your draft or onto an “ideas” sheet so you can use them in your paper. Even if you don’t find any diamonds in there, you will have either quieted some of the noisy chaos or greased the writing gears so that you can now face the assigned paper topic.

Break down the topic into levels

Once you have a course assignment in front of you, you might brainstorm:

  • the general topic, like “The relationship between tropical fruits and colonial powers”
  • a specific subtopic or required question, like “How did the availability of multiple tropical fruits influence competition amongst colonial powers trading from the larger Caribbean islands during the 19th century?”
  • a single term or phrase that you sense you’re overusing in the paper. For example: If you see that you’ve written “increased the competition” about a dozen times in your “tropical fruits” paper, you could brainstorm variations on the phrase itself or on each of the main terms: “increased” and “competition.”

Listing/bulleting

In this technique you jot down lists of words or phrases under a particular topic. You can base your list on:

  • the general topic
  • one or more words from your particular thesis claim
  • a word or idea that is the complete opposite of your original word or idea.

For example, if your general assignment is to write about the changes in inventions over time, and your specific thesis claims that “the 20th century presented a large number of inventions to advance US society by improving upon the status of 19th-century society,” you could brainstorm two different lists to ensure you are covering the topic thoroughly and that your thesis will be easy to prove.

The first list might be based on your thesis; you would jot down as many 20th-century inventions as you could, as long as you know of their positive effects on society. The second list might be based on the opposite claim, and you would instead jot down inventions that you associate with a decline in that society’s quality. You could do the same two lists for 19th-century inventions and then compare the evidence from all four lists.

Using multiple lists will help you to gather more perspective on the topic and ensure that, sure enough, your thesis is solid as a rock, or, …uh oh, your thesis is full of holes and you’d better alter your claim to one you can prove.

3 perspectives

Looking at something from different perspectives helps you see it more completely—or at least in a completely different way, sort of like laying on the floor makes your desk look very different to you. To use this strategy, answer the questions for each of the three perspectives, then look for interesting relationships or mismatches you can explore:

  • Describe it: Describe your subject in detail. What is your topic? What are its components? What are its interesting and distinguishing features? What are its puzzles? Distinguish your subject from those that are similar to it. How is your subject unlike others?
  • Trace it: What is the history of your subject? How has it changed over time? Why? What are the significant events that have influenced your subject?
  • Map it: What is your subject related to? What is it influenced by? How? What does it influence? How? Who has a stake in your topic? Why? What fields do you draw on for the study of your subject? Why? How has your subject been approached by others? How is their work related to yours?

Cubing enables you to consider your topic from six different directions; just as a cube is six-sided, your cubing brainstorming will result in six “sides” or approaches to the topic. Take a sheet of paper, consider your topic, and respond to these six commands:

  • Describe it.
  • Compare it.
  • Associate it.
  • Analyze it.
  • Argue for and against it.

Look over what you’ve written. Do any of the responses suggest anything new about your topic? What interactions do you notice among the “sides”? That is, do you see patterns repeating, or a theme emerging that you could use to approach the topic or draft a thesis? Does one side seem particularly fruitful in getting your brain moving? Could that one side help you draft your thesis statement? Use this technique in a way that serves your topic. It should, at least, give you a broader awareness of the topic’s complexities, if not a sharper focus on what you will do with it.

In this technique, complete the following sentence:

____________________ is/was/are/were like _____________________.

In the first blank put one of the terms or concepts your paper centers on. Then try to brainstorm as many answers as possible for the second blank, writing them down as you come up with them.

After you have produced a list of options, look over your ideas. What kinds of ideas come forward? What patterns or associations do you find?

Clustering/mapping/webbing:

The general idea:

This technique has three (or more) different names, according to how you describe the activity itself or what the end product looks like. In short, you will write a lot of different terms and phrases onto a sheet of paper in a random fashion and later go back to link the words together into a sort of “map” or “web” that forms groups from the separate parts. Allow yourself to start with chaos. After the chaos subsides, you will be able to create some order out of it.

To really let yourself go in this brainstorming technique, use a large piece of paper or tape two pieces together. You could also use a blackboard if you are working with a group of people. This big vertical space allows all members room to “storm” at the same time, but you might have to copy down the results onto paper later. If you don’t have big paper at the moment, don’t worry. You can do this on an 8 ½ by 11 as well. Watch our short videos on webbing , drawing relationships , and color coding for demonstrations.

How to do it:

  • Take your sheet(s) of paper and write your main topic in the center, using a word or two or three.
  • Moving out from the center and filling in the open space any way you are driven to fill it, start to write down, fast, as many related concepts or terms as you can associate with the central topic. Jot them quickly, move into another space, jot some more down, move to another blank, and just keep moving around and jotting. If you run out of similar concepts, jot down opposites, jot down things that are only slightly related, or jot down your grandpa’s name, but try to keep moving and associating. Don’t worry about the (lack of) sense of what you write, for you can chose to keep or toss out these ideas when the activity is over.
  • Once the storm has subsided and you are faced with a hail of terms and phrases, you can start to cluster. Circle terms that seem related and then draw a line connecting the circles. Find some more and circle them and draw more lines to connect them with what you think is closely related. When you run out of terms that associate, start with another term. Look for concepts and terms that might relate to that term. Circle them and then link them with a connecting line. Continue this process until you have found all the associated terms. Some of the terms might end up uncircled, but these “loners” can also be useful to you. (Note: You can use different colored pens/pencils/chalk for this part, if you like. If that’s not possible, try to vary the kind of line you use to encircle the topics; use a wavy line, a straight line, a dashed line, a dotted line, a zigzaggy line, etc. in order to see what goes with what.)
  • There! When you stand back and survey your work, you should see a set of clusters, or a big web, or a sort of map: hence the names for this activity. At this point you can start to form conclusions about how to approach your topic. There are about as many possible results to this activity as there are stars in the night sky, so what you do from here will depend on your particular results. Let’s take an example or two in order to illustrate how you might form some logical relationships between the clusters and loners you’ve decided to keep. At the end of the day, what you do with the particular “map” or “cluster set” or “web” that you produce depends on what you need. What does this map or web tell you to do? Explore an option or two and get your draft going!

Relationship between the parts

In this technique, begin by writing the following pairs of terms on opposite margins of one sheet of paper:

Looking over these four groups of pairs, start to fill in your ideas below each heading. Keep going down through as many levels as you can. Now, look at the various parts that comprise the parts of your whole concept. What sorts of conclusions can you draw according to the patterns, or lack of patterns, that you see? For a related strategy, watch our short video on drawing relationships .

Journalistic questions

In this technique you would use the “big six” questions that journalists rely on to thoroughly research a story. The six are: Who?, What?, When?, Where?, Why?, and How?. Write each question word on a sheet of paper, leaving space between them. Then, write out some sentences or phrases in answer, as they fit your particular topic. You might also record yourself or use speech-to-text if you’d rather talk out your ideas.

Now look over your batch of responses. Do you see that you have more to say about one or two of the questions? Or, are your answers for each question pretty well balanced in depth and content? Was there one question that you had absolutely no answer for? How might this awareness help you to decide how to frame your thesis claim or to organize your paper? Or, how might it reveal what you must work on further, doing library research or interviews or further note-taking?

For example, if your answers reveal that you know a lot more about “where” and “why” something happened than you know about “what” and “when,” how could you use this lack of balance to direct your research or to shape your paper? How might you organize your paper so that it emphasizes the known versus the unknown aspects of evidence in the field of study? What else might you do with your results?

Thinking outside the box

Even when you are writing within a particular academic discipline, you can take advantage of your semesters of experience in other courses from other departments. Let’s say you are writing a paper for an English course. You could ask yourself, “Hmmm, if I were writing about this very same topic in a biology course or using this term in a history course, how might I see or understand it differently? Are there varying definitions for this concept within, say, philosophy or physics, that might encourage me to think about this term from a new, richer point of view?”

For example, when discussing “culture” in your English, communications, or cultural studies course, you could incorporate the definition of “culture” that is frequently used in the biological sciences. Remember those little Petri dishes from your lab experiments in high school? Those dishes are used to “culture” substances for bacterial growth and analysis, right? How might it help you write your paper if you thought of “culture” as a medium upon which certain things will grow, will develop in new ways or will even flourish beyond expectations, but upon which the growth of other things might be retarded, significantly altered, or stopped altogether?

Using charts or shapes

If you are more visually inclined, you might create charts, graphs, or tables in lieu of word lists or phrases as you try to shape or explore an idea. You could use the same phrases or words that are central to your topic and try different ways to arrange them spatially, say in a graph, on a grid, or in a table or chart. You might even try the trusty old flow chart. The important thing here is to get out of the realm of words alone and see how different spatial representations might help you see the relationships among your ideas. If you can’t imagine the shape of a chart at first, just put down the words on the page and then draw lines between or around them. Or think of a shape. Do your ideas most easily form a triangle? square? umbrella? Can you put some ideas in parallel formation? In a line?

Consider purpose and audience

Think about the parts of communication involved in any writing or speaking act: purpose and audience.

What is your purpose?

What are you trying to do? What verb captures your intent? Are you trying to inform? Convince? Describe? Each purpose will lead you to a different set of information and help you shape material to include and exclude in a draft. Write about why you are writing this draft in this form. For more tips on figuring out the purpose of your assignment, see our handout on understanding assignments .

Who is your audience?

Who are you communicating with beyond the grader? What does that audience need to know? What do they already know? What information does that audience need first, second, third? Write about who you are writing to and what they need. For more on audience, see our  handout on audience .

Dictionaries, thesauruses, encyclopedias

When all else fails…this is a tried and true method, loved for centuries by writers of all stripe. Visit the library reference areas or stop by the Writing Center to browse various dictionaries, thesauruses (or other guide books and reference texts), encyclopedias or surf their online counterparts. Sometimes these basic steps are the best ones. It is almost guaranteed that you’ll learn several things you did not know.

If you’re looking at a hard copy reference, turn to your most important terms and see what sort of variety you find in the definitions. The obscure or archaic definition might help you to appreciate the term’s breadth or realize how much its meaning has changed as the language changed. Could that realization be built into your paper somehow?

If you go to online sources, use their own search functions to find your key terms and see what suggestions they offer. For example, if you plug “good” into a thesaurus search, you will be given 14 different entries. Whew! If you were analyzing the film Good Will Hunting, imagine how you could enrich your paper by addressed the six or seven ways that “good” could be interpreted according to how the scenes, lighting, editing, music, etc., emphasized various aspects of “good.”

An encyclopedia is sometimes a valuable resource if you need to clarify facts, get quick background, or get a broader context for an event or item. If you are stuck because you have a vague sense of a seemingly important issue, do a quick check with this reference and you may be able to move forward with your ideas.

Armed with a full quiver of brainstorming techniques and facing sheets of jotted ideas, bulleted subtopics, or spidery webs relating to your paper, what do you do now?

Take the next step and start to write your first draft, or fill in those gaps you’ve been brainstorming about to complete your “almost ready” paper. If you’re a fan of outlining, prepare one that incorporates as much of your brainstorming data as seems logical to you. If you’re not a fan, don’t make one. Instead, start to write out some larger chunks (large groups of sentences or full paragraphs) to expand upon your smaller clusters and phrases. Keep building from there into larger sections of your paper. You don’t have to start at the beginning of the draft. Start writing the section that comes together most easily. You can always go back to write the introduction later.

We also have helpful handouts on some of the next steps in your writing process, such as reorganizing drafts and argument .

Remember, once you’ve begun the paper, you can stop and try another brainstorming technique whenever you feel stuck. Keep the energy moving and try several techniques to find what suits you or the particular project you are working on.

How can technology help?

Need some help brainstorming? Different digital tools can help with a variety of brainstorming strategies:

Look for a text editor that has a focus mode or that is designed to promote free writing (for examples, check out FocusWriter, OmmWriter, WriteRoom, Writer the Internet Typewriter, or Cold Turkey). Eliminating visual distractions on your screen can help you free write for designated periods of time. By eliminating visual distractions on your screen, these tools help you focus on free writing for designated periods of time. If you use Microsoft Word, you might even try “Focus Mode” under the “View” tab.

Clustering/mapping. Websites and applications like Mindomo , TheBrain , and Miro allow you to create concept maps and graphic organizers. These applications often include the following features:

  • Connect links, embed documents and media, and integrate notes in your concept maps
  • Access your maps across devices
  • Search across maps for keywords
  • Convert maps into checklists and outlines
  • Export maps to other file formats

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We consulted these works while writing this handout. This is not a comprehensive list of resources on the handout’s topic, and we encourage you to do your own research to find additional publications. Please do not use this list as a model for the format of your own reference list, as it may not match the citation style you are using. For guidance on formatting citations, please see the UNC Libraries citation tutorial . We revise these tips periodically and welcome feedback.

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7 Techniques to generate fresh essay ideas

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Introduction

Writing an essay is a process that can be very challenging at times, especially when you are facing deadline pressure. However, there are ways to overcome the difficulty of writing essays and make it easier for yourself. One way is by creating fresh ideas through brainstorming or taking notes on things you see around you. In this article we will show 7 tips on how to generate new ideas for your essays!

1. Talk to someone about your essay

Whether it’s a friend, family member or teacher, talking about the work you’ve done can help you see what works and what doesn’t, and how those ideas could be applied in other contexts. Plus, if you do this with someone who knows all about writing essays (and isn’t just doing it for practice), they’ll likely give good advice on how to improve your work–and maybe even point out areas where there are holes or redundancies in what you’ve written!

You can also talk to your teacher. If you’re working on an essay for school, it’s a good idea to ask your teacher if they have any feedback or advice for you. They’ll likely be able to point out areas where there are problems with what you’ve written (including how it sounds) and offer suggestions on how to fix them.

2. Read through your previous work

This is a great technique because it allows you to see how much of the same material has been covered before, and how well you have done that material. If there are any specific topics or points that seem like they could be covered again in another essay or paper, then this method provides an easy way to generate fresh ideas for those topics by looking at what other writers have done with them before.

This is a great research technique because it allows you to see where the same material has been covered before. If there are any specific topics or points that seem like they could be covered again in another essay or paper, then this method provides an easy way to generate fresh ideas for those topics by looking at what other writers have done with them before.

3. Refine your approach

One of the most important things to remember when writing an essay is that it is not just about what you want it to be, but also what the teacher wants it to be. This can help you avoid some of the same mistakes that people make when they first start out: not knowing how long their essays should be or whether they’re doing enough research or not. If there’s one thing I would say about this method, it’s that once again we don’t want our work to become over-complicated and hard-to-read rather than interesting and engaging–so let’s keep things simple!

4. Listen out for new essay writing ideas

  • Listen out for new essay writing ideas through radio and podcasts, read books, read magazines and blogs.

It’s amazing what you can learn when you pay attention. If you have a good idea for an essay, write it down.

5. Surround yourself with different sources of inspiration

  • The internet is full of information, so it’s important to keep an eye out for different sources. For example, you could read an inspirational quote from someone like Oprah Winfrey or Muhammad Ali in your spare time or listen to music that inspires you (like Coldplay). This will help you find new ways to think about your topic and give you ideas for writing about it!
  • The next step is to organize your thoughts. Before you start writing, jot down a few ideas about what you want to say in your essay. You can use sticky notes or index cards for this purpose. You could also create a mind map, which will help you visualize how everything fits together.

6. Think about why you write essays in the first place?

If you’re like most students, the reason you write essays is to get the most out of your college experience. You want to learn something new and challenge yourself, grow as a person and develop skills that will be useful in the future. However, one way or another, we all tend to fall into certain patterns when it comes to writing essays: we pick topics that are interesting and relevant but also easy for us; we write about things we know well because this makes it easier for us; or sometimes (if our teacher assigns a topic) even if there’s nothing special about it at all—we just go along with what he/she says because otherwise he/she’ll mark down that essay as “unreadable.”

7. Reviews are very helpful for getting fresh ideas for writing an essay

If you are stuck on your essay and need a fresh idea, reviews are a great way to get ideas. The internet has many sources of reviews that can help you with your writing process.

You can find reviews on the internet by searching for “reviews” or “book review” in Google search bar and then click on any results that show up. You can also ask your friends for feedback on your work or look at magazine articles that have been written about different books or authors, then use these as inspiration for your own work!

We hope that these tips will help you generate new essay ideas! The most important thing is to keep going and not give up. Take the time to talk about your ideas with someone, read through previous work or even ask for feedback from a friend who has experience in writing essays. We have also included some resources on our website that can help you get started in this exciting area of study.

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70 “How To” Essay Topics

Referred to by names such as process essay or process analysis essay, the How-To essay details the steps to complete an assigned task in the most efficient way possible.

What Are the Key Steps to Writing a “How To” Essay?

How-to essays are pretty straightforward in their writing process, but there are a few key things to remember to ensure that the reader understands the steps involved.

The most important part of writing a How-To essay is ensuring that every necessary step is included in the writing – especially in the order they must be carried out.

This means that the writer shouldn’t avoid any steps, skip around, or leave out key details.

Secondly, it is essential to be concise when writing a How-To essay. Avoid detailing unnecessary steps or processes not related to the essay’s main topic.

Finally, must use sequential phrasing to denote the order of the steps. Phrases such as “first,” “second,” and “third” are helpful when writing a How-To essay.

By following these key steps, the writer can ensure that their How-To essay is clear, concise, and easy to follow!

Steps for Writing a “How To” Essay

When it comes to writing a How-To essay, the following formatting structure will ensure that the essay is easy to follow for the reader.

Introductory Paragraph

The introductory paragraph should briefly introduce the topic of the essay and provide a general overview of the steps involved. It should also introduce the main point of each individual step.

To engage the reader better, be sure to open with an attractive hook statement that will capture the reader’s attention. For example, if you are writing a How-To essay about cooking pasta, you might open with the line “Nothing beats a hot plate of mac and cheese” to grab the reader’s attention.

The introduction paragraph should also end with a thesis statement that details the essay’s main point. For example, in the case of the pasta cooking example, the thesis statement would be, “This essay will outline the steps necessary to cook a perfect plate of pasta from start to finish.”

Pro tip: Your thesis statement shouldn’t simply detail the benefits of following the steps in the essay. For example, the pasta cooking thesis statement could be rewritten as “This essay will outline the steps necessary to cook a perfect plate of pasta, which will not only save you time and money but will also taste better than if you had ordered it from a restaurant.”

Body Paragraphs

Each body paragraph should detail one step in the overall process. The individual steps should be written sequentially, not skipping any steps and providing all necessary details.

The body paragraphs should each follow the same structure:

  • 1st Sentence: A topic sentence that briefly discusses the step in the process.
  • 2nd Sentence: A transitional sentence that details when this step should be completed in relation to the other steps in the process
  • 3rd Sentence: A detailed explanation of how to complete this step, based on a combination of research and common sense.
  • 4th Sentence: A concluding sentence that briefly restates the step.

This formula should be repeated for each and every step in the process being detailed. This may only require a few paragraphs for how-to essays describing simple processes. However, for more complicated topics, this may require many sections to ensure that every step has been covered and every necessary detail included.

Concluding Paragraph

The concluding paragraph should summarize the steps outlined in the essay and restate any key points. It can also include a brief discussion of why following these steps is beneficial or potential pitfalls when skipping certain steps.

In order to avoid any confusion, the concluding paragraph should also summarize the thesis statement for the essay. For the pasta cooking example, this would be “In conclusion, this essay has outlined the steps necessary to cook a perfect plate of pasta from start to finish. By following these steps, you will ensure that your pasta is cooked perfectly every time.”

Pro tip: If you’re feeling stuck, try outlining the steps for your essay on a piece of paper. This will help you see the process as a whole and better understand where each step should fit in.

How-To essays can be a great way to teach or inform the reader about a specific topic. By following the key steps detailed above, you can ensure that your How-To essay is written with maximum clarity and follows the proper format.

70 “How To” Essay Topics

When writing a How-To essay, the biggest challenge can be choosing a topic. Essay topics too broad or general can be too difficult to cover in a single essay. On the other hand, essay topics that are too specific can be too difficult for the writer, who might accidentally leave out critical steps or details.

In order to make it easier for you to choose a topic, we have compiled a list of 70 How-To Essay topics that can be broken down into a variety of categories. While this list is by no means exhaustive, it should give you a good starting point for your essay.

How-To Essay Topics About Life Skills

  • How to make a bed properly
  • How to pack for a trip
  • How to study for a test
  • How to write a resume
  • How to network
  • How to interview for a job
  • How to give a presentation
  • How to deal with stress
  • How to make a budget
  • How to save money
  • How to cook a basic meal
  • How to do laundry
  • How to change a tire
  • How to use public transportation
  • How to ask for a raise
  • How to deal with difficult people
  • How to deal with passive-aggressive behavior
  • How to make a good impression
  • How to write a thank you letter
  • How to speak in public
  • How to make friends as an adult
  • How to ace a job interview
  • How to manage your time
  • How to be an effective leader

How-To Essay Topics About Technology

  • How to set up a wireless network at home
  • How to download music legally online
  • How to reset your browser’s homepage
  • How to navigate social media sites like Facebook and Twitter
  • How to use your phone’s camera
  • How to set up a Bluetooth device
  • How to use Zoom effectively
  • How to use a VPN
  • How to set up an email account
  • How to use Siri on your iPhone

How-To Essay Topics About Fitness and Health

  • How to get rid of belly fat
  • How to lose weight fast
  • How to do crunches properly
  • How to do squats
  • How to run faster
  • How to jump higher
  • How to stretch
  • How to prevent sports injuries
  • How to deal with pain
  • How to improve your diet
  • How to get in shape for summer
  • How to lower blood pressure

How-To Essay Topics About Home Improvement

  • How to paint a room
  • How to hang curtains
  • How to unclog a drain
  • How to patch a hole in the wall
  • How to fix a broken doorknob
  • How to install crown molding
  • How to install laminate flooring
  • How to clean hardwood floors properly
  • How to have an eco-friendly home
  • How to decorate your home on a budget
  • How to choose paint colors for your home
  • How to make your home more energy-efficient

How To Essay Topics About Science

  • How to make a volcano
  • How to make a model of the solar system
  • How to grow crystals
  • How to make a simple electrical circuit
  • How to make slime
  • How to extract DNA from a strawberry
  • How to make a terrarium
  • How to make a potato battery
  • How to measure pH level
  • How to write a lab report
  • How to identify different species of flora & fauna

Using these how-to writing prompts, students can have a great start to writing their own How-To essays. Remember to keep each step of the process for a smooth transition from one to another.

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Freewriting, a writing strategy developed by Peter Elbow in 1973, is similar to brainstorming but is written in sentence and paragraph form without stopping. Thus, it . . .

  • increases the flow of ideas and reduces the chance that you’ll accidentally censor a good idea.
  • helps to increase fluency second-language learners—i.e., the ability to produce written language easily (as opposed to accuracy, which is of course important but which is better addressed later in the process).

As in brainstorming,

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  • DON'T worry about correct grammar or spelling;

Unlike in brainstorming,

  • DO write in sentence and paragraph form;
  • DO KEEP YOUR HANDS MOVING. If you can’t think of anything,  just keep repeating your subject (e.g., “busy trap, busy trap”) or something like “I’m waiting for ideas to come and they will, I’m waiting for ideas to come and they will,” over and over until they do come. (They will!);

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  • DO keep going for 15 or 20 minutes or until you feel you have enough to start to build your paper or research on.
  • NOTE: In Peter Elbow's original formulation of freewriting, designed to generate not only ideas but even a topic, the writer writes for a few minutes, chooses one idea or word from that freewriting and then freewrites about that new topic for several minutes, and then repeats that process again, successively refining their topic. This process can be a useful one if you are truly starting from scratch and are not even sure what you want to write your paper about.

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Here are a few ways to generate ideas in your classroom:

  • Mentor texts are any piece of literature that is used as a model for students to emulate in their own writing. Mentor texts for generating ideas would be texts used to get students thinking of text-to-self connections, and more specifically, their own personal stories that are sparked by the text. One example is my lesson here using Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox. Here is another lesson using Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole by Stan Berenstain.
  • Choose a text you believe the students will connect to in some way and read it aloud. Let students talk in small groups about how they connect to the story. Then you can ask them a specific question that connects them to the text on a different level. For example, you might ask; “Have you ever had a hard time meeting new people?”
  • For a great list of picture books, I like to use, check out this live document . Just click the tab at the top that says “generating ideas”.

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  • Let’s face it, kids like to talk. Writing is a social process, so let’s not fight the system! Come up with a list of questions and prompts to get kids thinking and talking. Print them out and put a handful of them at a table group and ask each student to choose one. Students will read the question (If you could design the playground, what would it look like? If you could have dinner with anyone, who would you choose? etc.) and ponder it quietly by themselves for a couple of minutes. Then give each person 1 -2 minutes to share their question and response among their tablemates.
  • Next, have students open their writing journals to jot down stories they could write about later. Maybe they liked their own question and have future story ideas or maybe someone else in their group had a question that resonated more with them. They can jot down any ideas that popped into their heads.
  • If you want conversation starters already created, check this out!
  • Georgia Heard brought the concept of heart maps to Writers’ Workshop for generating ideas. I love the concept because our best writing will come from passion. So why not have students generate ideas that are close to their heart? These, after all, will be their best-told stories. Here is information to get started .
  • Choose 2 – 3 topics and model for students how to generate ideas in the topic area and then allow them time to do the same. You can have students list favorites (books, movies, teachers, etc.) or times when they felt certain ways (embarrassed, happy, etc.)
  • Here is a list of suggested topics. This is how I have used this strategy with a middle-school class.

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  • Present students with two ideas. Give them a minute to think about them. Then they write one of the two ideas at the top of their journal page. Set the timer for 2 minutes and students must write on the topic they chose. They can list ideas that follow the topic, tell a story, write how they feel, etc. At the end of the two minutes, they should share some of their ideas and see if anything would make a good story later on. If students have something there, they can highlight it. I have them do two or three of these in one warm-up slot. Here are three I have used in the past.
  • What kid (or adult!) doesn’t like rolling dice? So, I capitalized on the novelty and purchased alphabet dice from Amazon. Have student groups roll the die. Whatever letter shows up, students write a list of stories they have that begin with that letter. They will list out random letters, but when I did this with students, one student’s most favorite story he wrote that year was about how he detested hats. He rolled an H and couldn’t think of anything so he wrote hats. Then he began to think that he hated hats. He wrote two pages on why hats are awful.
  • As I’ve said before, the most powerful writing comes from things you are passionate about, either positive OR negative passion. So, have students create a T-chart and write “Love It” on one side and “Loathe It” on the other. Next have students generate a list of things they love and things they detest. Then they can write a story on anything they list.
  • When I model this for the students, on the “Loathe It” side, I always write how I loathe green bell peppers. I share with them that the smell alone is revolting. I explain how I refuse to let green bell peppers enter my house and I can’t even eat food that has had green bell peppers in it, even if they’ve been picked out, because the smell and taste permeate through the entire dish! By this point, they are all laughing, but they see how something as simple as not liking a food can make the best story.

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    Tip #6: Draw a map of your ideas. While some students might prefer the more traditional list methods, for more visual learners, sketching out a word map of ideas may be a useful method for brainstorming. Write the main idea in a circle in the center of your page. Then, write smaller, related ideas in bubbles further from the center of the page ...

  7. The Beginner's Guide to Writing an Essay

    Come up with a thesis. Create an essay outline. Write the introduction. Write the main body, organized into paragraphs. Write the conclusion. Evaluate the overall organization. Revise the content of each paragraph. Proofread your essay or use a Grammar Checker for language errors. Use a plagiarism checker.

  8. How to Write a College Essay

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    Thus making an idea map (also sometimes called an idea web) may be for you. To make an idea map: Put your topic at the center, draw a circle around it, and draw four or five lines extending from it: At the ends of those lines, write down any related ideas you think of and circle those. Add any ideas and lines coming off of those "subtopics" (I ...

  10. 5 Ways to Generate Ideas for Your Paper

    Look at Your Life Story. 4. Go Back to Your Textbook. 5. If You are Desperate, Go with a Generic Essay Topic. 1. Brainstorming. Before you start a brainstorming session, remember that there is one rule. No idea is cast aside as being silly, too complex, not complex enough, too far off topic, etc.

  11. Brainstorming

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    If you do choose a common topic, ensure you have the following to craft a unique essay: Surprising or unexpected story arcs. Interesting insight or connections. An advanced writing style. Here are a few examples of how to craft strong essays from cliché topics. Common topic.

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  17. Freewriting

    "The consequence [of writing] is that you must start by writing the wrong meanings in the wrong words; but keep writing until you get to the right meanings in the right words.Only in the end will you know what you are saying." —Peter Elbow "Don't think; just write!" —Ray Bradbury Freewriting, a writing strategy developed by Peter Elbow in 1973, is similar to brainstorming but is ...

  18. AI Writing Ideas

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  20. 7 Strategies for Generating Ideas in a Writers' Workshop

    This or That. Present students with two ideas. Give them a minute to think about them. Then they write one of the two ideas at the top of their journal page. Set the timer for 2 minutes and students must write on the topic they chose. They can list ideas that follow the topic, tell a story, write how they feel, etc.

  21. How to Write an Essay Outline

    An essay outline is a way of planning the structure of your essay before you start writing. It involves writing quick summary sentences or phrases for every point you will cover in each paragraph, giving you a picture of how your argument will unfold. You'll sometimes be asked to submit an essay outline as a separate assignment before you ...

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  23. How to Write an Essay Introduction

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