What to Write an Essay On?

Deciding what topic to write an essay on may be the hardest part of the job. When deciding what to write an essay on consider that you want it to be interesting, but that you don’t want to get yourself too deeply engrossed in a project that could turn out to be impossible. Some topics just do not have enough resources in terms of sourcing material and providing an original perspective.

The decision about what to write your essay on is even more overwhelming if the essay is for an important grade. These tips should help to make the decision about what to write an essay on just a little bit easier.

The old adage that you should write what you know is as true for essay writing as it is for any other kind of prose. This is not to say you should not do any research but rather, that you should choose a topic that has interested you in the past. Make it a topic that you will be able to elaborate upon with future research. The more information you can write without having to research and unearth the better.

See what information there is for you to write your essay on. While you want to write something interesting and original you will be banging your head against a wall, and putting in a lot of extra hours, writing an essay on a subject for which there limited information written, or available online. Choosing an obscure topic to write an essay on will be self-defeating because the time spent finding information will be prohibitive. So choose a topic that will inspire interest but do not make it so far out there that you have to travel to remote Tasmania to find out about it!

Pay attention to available detail. It is fair to say that the compelling aspect of what you are writing an essay on is in the details. It is here that your true efforts will be reflected and your knowledge and understanding of the topic displayed. Therefore, choose a topic that can take interesting twists and turns, just because this is an essay does not mean there can’t be some suspense and intrigue. If there is surprise and wonder in the topic detail whatever you choose to write your essay on, will be interesting to the reader.

Choose a defensible topic.  You may have some great ideas to write an essay on, but if they will not hold up to scrutiny, you will struggle to answer the counter-arguments. Counter arguments are as important as the thesis in proving that you have done your research and know your subject matter. Usually counter arguments will readily present themselves as you research. Do not ignore the counter arguments but rather embrace them as opportunities to prove that you have looked at other possibilities and still drawn the same conclusions. Ignoring the counter arguments will not earn you any credit or prove your argument any better.

Write an essay on something that is a little bit different from what your classmates are writing on and if you can, within the parameters of the topics available, write the essay on a subject that is a quirky spin-off that others would not have considered, but don’t forget, don’t make it too obscure. What to write an essay on is often the greatest obstacle to getting started. Once you have decided what to write your essay on you may find the rest flows quite easily.