by: Gabriela Isobelle Niña N. Vaño
Narrowing topics down can be such a bane to others. But it's never good to write about something that's too general. So, this blog aims to help you with that.
First things first, you need a topic. In choosing a topic, it is advisable that you choose the ones which are in line with your interests. If you're fascinated with books, then go for books. If youre fascinated with fashion, then cover that as well, and so on.
After finding a topic, you must then choose a self-limiting topic under that. For your article to be effective, it is best that you cover a specific aspect of your chosen topic. Take for example, you chose to write about footwear. Instead of writing everything about footwear, you can write about the kind of footwear which is best suited for (let's say for example) summer. You can also write about a specific brand of footwear. For example, you can write about Converse, how it was popularized and so on.
Just in case you still have trouble finding a self-limiting topic, you can make use of outlines. A general topic always has subtopics. You can list down these sub topics and from there you can just scratch out the topics that don't really appeal to you. You can continue this process until you find the outline that's just right for you.
If this style still doesn't work well with you, you can also try a more subjective approach. Given that you have a topic and that it is interesting enough for people to read, you can narrow it down by taking and breaking it into categories and asking the five W's and the H. You can also try to evaluate similarities and differences within the topic or, with the topic and another topic.
Finally, you can even consider the following areas related to the topic:
Enough said, that ends this blog. Hopefully this helped and that narrowing topics down won't be as hard as it used to be. Have a good day!
Narrowing topics down can be such a bane to others. But it's never good to write about something that's too general. So, this blog aims to help you with that.
First things first, you need a topic. In choosing a topic, it is advisable that you choose the ones which are in line with your interests. If you're fascinated with books, then go for books. If youre fascinated with fashion, then cover that as well, and so on.
After finding a topic, you must then choose a self-limiting topic under that. For your article to be effective, it is best that you cover a specific aspect of your chosen topic. Take for example, you chose to write about footwear. Instead of writing everything about footwear, you can write about the kind of footwear which is best suited for (let's say for example) summer. You can also write about a specific brand of footwear. For example, you can write about Converse, how it was popularized and so on.
Just in case you still have trouble finding a self-limiting topic, you can make use of outlines. A general topic always has subtopics. You can list down these sub topics and from there you can just scratch out the topics that don't really appeal to you. You can continue this process until you find the outline that's just right for you.
If this style still doesn't work well with you, you can also try a more subjective approach. Given that you have a topic and that it is interesting enough for people to read, you can narrow it down by taking and breaking it into categories and asking the five W's and the H. You can also try to evaluate similarities and differences within the topic or, with the topic and another topic.
Finally, you can even consider the following areas related to the topic:
- The problems faced by the topic
- The problems overcome by the topic
- The motives of the topic
- The topic's effects on a group
- The topic as a member of a group
- The group affected by the topic
- The group getting benefits from the topic
- The group responsible for the topic, etc...
Enough said, that ends this blog. Hopefully this helped and that narrowing topics down won't be as hard as it used to be. Have a good day!
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