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Essay Topics

Are you looking for inspiration for an essay topic? Find ready-made lists of topics to choose from, or learn to narrow your focus and pinpoint a topic of your own.

50 Narrative Essay Topics

Struggling to find a topic for a narrative essay? Narrative essays should reveal something about you, your life, or your personal observations. A narrative essay tells a story. When you write a narrative, you will talk about what happened and how the event made you feel.

Social Studies Topics

Social studies topics include history, sociology, political science, psychology, economics, and geography. If you love these topics, you should approach a teacher about having a social studies fair in your school next year!

Personal Essay Topics

The personal essay will give readers a glimpse into your life experience. There are many reasons you may need to write a personal essay, from a simple class assignment to a college application requirement. You can use this list of personal essay topics for inspiration. Imagine each statement as a writing prompt, and imagine if there was a special moment that the prompt brings to mind.

How To Essay Topics

It's not so easy to write a how-to essay. The first step is deciding on a topic. Read over this list of how-to essay topics to find inspiration.

50 Compare and Contrast Topics

When you write a comparison essay, you should go through a number of steps before you jump in to writing the introductory paragraph. You will start with making a list of characteristics that compare and contrast.

50 Argument Essay Topics

Looking for a topic for an argument essay, debate, or a speech? The best topic is one that you truly care about, and one that you're prepared to research. You'll have to back up your claim (whichever side you choose) with lots of evidence and support.

Choosing an Essay Topic

You've just received your essay assignment and you're staring at a blank sheet of paper. Where do you start? Try using the "Most List" method to find a topic you care about.

300 Writing Topics - Prompts and Suggestions for Paragraphs and Essays

Coming up with a good topic can be one of the hardest parts of composing a paragraph or essay. These 300 topic suggestions should make that job a little easier.

100 Persuasive Essay Topics

Persuasion essays are like argument essays, but they can be little kinder and gentler. Argument essays require that you discuss and attack an alternate view, while persuasion essays can be less "in your face." Some are more like attempts to convince the reader that you have a believable argument.

How to Pick a Topic for Your Descriptive Essay

It can be difficult to pick a topic for a descriptive essay. You must find a topic that has interesting qualities to talk about, and one that you can dissect into distinct parts and reassemble with your words.

Cause and Effect Essay Topics

Cause and effect essays explore how and why things happen. You may start with an event, like the Boston Tea Party, and explain why it happened. You could also start with the Boston Tea Party and explore the events that followed.

Causal Essay Topics

Your causal essay should establish a clear flow of events or conditions that led to a certain outcome.

Earth Day Essay Topics

Are you looking for an Earth Day project or essay topic? Find inspiration in this list of assignment ideas. Celebrate the planet and share your ideas, talents, and wisdom.

What I Did On My Vacation

Are you required to write an essay about your summer vacation or your holiday break? This can be a tough assignment to tackle. Read some tips about writing your vacation essay and find out how to put some spark into your assignment.

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