OBJECTIVES
- Identify and understand the assignment requirements, including essay type, keywords, and expectations.
- Select a relevant, manageable, and interesting topic that aligns with the assignment.
- Apply strategies such as narrowing trees, brainstorming, freewriting, listing, clustering, and dividing to generate focused ideas.
OVERVIEW
- In this lesson, you will learn how to generate strong ideas that form the foundation of any essay. We will start by understanding the assignment carefully to make sure your writing meets the requirements.
- Next, you will learn how to choose a topic that is interesting, relevant, and manageable, and how to narrow broad topics into a clear focus using tools like the narrowing tree.
- The lesson will cover different techniques to generate ideas, such as brainstorming, freewriting, listing, clustering, and dividing, to help you collect and organize your thoughts effectively.
- You will also explore the importance of context in writing by considering your purpose, audience, and tone, so your essay communicates clearly and appropriately.
- Finally, you will learn how to formulate a strong main idea (thesis statement) and develop supporting points that will guide the structure of your essay.