Step 1: Choosing a Subject
Finding a Subject:
•Literary Subjects (novels,
poems, plays, fiction …)
•Nonliterary Subjects
(medicine, business,
education, sciences,
philosophy…)
Techniques for finding a
nonliterary Subject
•Brainstorming
•Asking Questions
•Clustering (grouping)
•Freewriting and/or looping
Techniques for finding a
Nonliterary Subject
•
Outlining
•
Scanning Books and Videos
•
Choosing a Topic of Personal
Interest
•
Personal Inventory
Techniques for finding a
Nonliterary Subject
• Researching your family
• Researching a point of interest
Techniques for finding a
Literary Subject
• Literary Genre (Type):
1. Fiction
2. Biography
3. Drama
4. Poetry
5. Short Stories
6. Nonfiction
7. Essays