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Choosing and Interpreting an Essay Topic
What's
the best way to get started on an essay? What
methods can be used to interpret an essay topic? Why is
it important to have an essay plan, and what are some
simple ways to construct an essay plan? Too many
students start writing their essays without really having an idea of where
they're going. For a tertiary-level essay, you can't rely on just writing
something off the top of your head, nor can you rely on one text or just your
lecture notes. There are no short cuts, so don't place yourself in a situation
where you are desperate enough to try to find them. The key to writing a good
essay is to have a good plan. Your plan may change over time as you do more
research or begin to write up your notes, but all good essays start with a
clear plan. Spending time on this stage of the writing process will actually
save you time later, because you will have clarified what your essay is about,
what information you need to find and what the basic structure of your essay
should be. Many subjects
offer you a range of essay topics to choose from. If this is the case, try to
choose a topic that will keep your interest throughout the writing of the
essay. It is difficult to select a topic when you know very little about it. To
see whether you are interested in an essay topic, you can either wait for the
related topic to be covered in the lecture, or you can do some preliminary
reading, usually from your textbook or a list of references if provided. If
this doesn't help, go to the library and look up some information on the topic.
The key thing to keep in mind is the importance of knowing what the essay topic
is about before you choose it. Don't choose a topic simply because it looks
easy. Some essay topics will be more applied, while others will be more
theoretical, but all this is taken into account when the essay is marked. Go
through the preparatory stage of finding out about an essay topic first, so
that you don't start working on it only to find later that you hate it and have
to change the topic mid-stream. Once you
have chosen a topic, it's time to plan your course of action. There are
three stages to planning an essay:
Stage 1: The pre-plan: interpreting and limiting the scope of a topic Stage 2: Brainstorming and mapping out your plan Stage 3: Start developing your argument
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