W HAT MAKES "A GOOD TOPIC" Good ?

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When choosing a topic, here are some points to keep in mind.

• If the topic bores you, it will bore your teacher. If you've got some

choice in the matter, why not select a topic you'd like to know more

about? Using dialoguing, you should always be able to find questions

that interest you about any topic.

• Don't be too adventurous. Pursuing a topic you know absolutely

nothing about is risky and requires more work. Select a topic you

can get a handle on.

• Be original but not too original. If you're doing a paper on ocean

pollution and you decide to do it from the viewpoint of a fish, be

sure you can pull it off or your teacher will think you're being a

smart aleck (and grade you accordingly).

• Keep it manageable! Don't choose a topic that is either so broad that

whole books are devoted to it or so complex that it overwhelms you.

The more specific your topic, the better. You will not impress your

teacher by selecting an overly ambitious topic if the result is an essay

that falls short. It's best to keep it manageable and do a terrific job.

• Choose a topic that will apply to more than one class. If you're

having trouble completing papers for more than one class, try to get

more mileage out of your research. One smart student, for example,

read a book on feminism that went towards a paper in art history

(The Depiction of Women in Modern Art) and one in political

philosophy (A Feminist Utopia).

• A little controversy is good. Few interesting topics are black and

white. What makes a topic interesting is that people disagree over its

issues. Your topic should not be strictly factual, but rather something

about which people disagree. If the topic is simply a recitation of

facts that can be found in an encyclopedia, your teacher will not find

it interesting. What's more important, neither will you!

• A lot of controversy is bad. Avoid highly controversial topics or ones

that your teacher feels very strongly about. Raising sensitive issues

with the person who determines your grade is a big gamble, so why

run the risk? There are plenty of other topics and you have more

than enough work to occupy your energies without seeking conflict

as an outlet