[ Home ] [ Up ] [ Pre-writing: Step 1 ] [ Pre-writing: Step 2 ] [ Pre-writing: Step 3 ]

Step 1: Selection of a Subject

If you are not assigned a subject for writing, the ideal situation is for you to select your own subject with the following considerations:

1. The subject should involve an idea that is comfortable because you have knowledge of it without the necessity of research.
2. The subject should be substantial because it is an idea worthy of being shared with a receptor.
3. The subject should be one that will yield deductively to a specific statement of thesis.

For example, you are a sports enthusiast. You have participated in various sports and continue to have an interest in sports. In other words, this subject is not only comfortable, but you also have considerable knowledge of it. After thinking about this potential subject, you can deductively arrive at a substantial thesis worthy of the reader's consideration. This process can be illustrated as follows:

Sports

What about Sports ?

© 2001, Luzerne County Community College

Luzerne County Community College makes this page available to members of the community
for possible use and enjoyment but does not necessarily endorse the items published here.