Suggested writing topics

Students can nominate their own writing topic and genres or choose any topic from the below
writing topics:
- Describing people, places, and things: 40 topics
- Narrative events: 50 topics
- Explaining a process: 50 topics
- Comparing and contrasting: 40 topics
- Drawing analogies: 30 topics
- Classifying and dividing: 50 topics
- Examining causes and effects: 50 topics
- Developing extended definitions: 60 topics
- Arguing and persuading: 40 topics
- Composing a persuasive essay or speech: 30 topics
Source: https://www.thoughtco.com/different-writing-topics-1692446
Description
1. a waiting room
2. a basketball, baseball glove, or tennis racket
3. a smartphone
4. a treasured belonging
5. a laptop computer
6. a favorite restaurant
7. your dream house
8. your ideal roommate
9. a closet
10. your memory of a place that you visited as a child
11. a locker
12. an accident scene
13. a city bus or subway train
14. an unusual room
15. a child's secret hiding place
16. a bowl of fruit
17. an item left too long in your refrigerator
 18. backstage during a play or a concert
19. a vase of flowers
20. a restroom in a service station
21. a street that leads to your home or school
22. your favorite food
23. the inside of a spaceship
24. the scene at a concert or athletic event
25. an art exhibit
26. an ideal apartment
27. your old neighborhood
28. a small town cemetery
29. a pizza
30. a pet
31. a photograph
32. a hospital emergency room
33. a particular friend or family member
34. a painting
35. a storefront window
36. an inspiring view
37. a work table
38. a character from a book, movie, or television program
39. a refrigerator or washing machine
40. a Halloween costume
Narrative essay topics
1. An embarrassing experience
2. A memorable wedding or funeral
3. An exciting minute or two of a football game (or other sporting event)
4. Your first or last day at a job or new school
5. A disastrous date
6. A memorable moment of failure or success
7. An encounter that changed your life or taught you a lesson
8. An experience that led to a renewed faith
9. A strange or unexpected encounter
10. An experience of how technology is more trouble than it's worth
11. An experience that left you disillusioned
12. A frightening or dangerous experience
13. A memorable journey
14. An encounter with someone you were in awe of or afraid of
15. An occasion when you experienced rejection
16. Your first visit to the countryside (or to a large city)
17. The circumstances that led to the breakup of a friendship
18. An experience that showed that you should be careful of what you wish for
19. A significant or comic misunderstanding
20. An experience that showed how appearances can be deceiving
21. An account of a difficult decision that you had to make
22. An event that marked a turning point in your life
23. An experience that changed your viewpoint on a controversial issue
24. A memorable encounter with someone in authority
25. An act of heroism or cowardice
26. An imaginary encounter with a real person
27. A rebellious act
28. A brush with greatness or death
29. A time that you took a stand on an important issue
30. An experience that altered your view of someone
31. A trip that you would like to take
32. A vacation trip from your childhood
33. An account of a visit to a fictional place or time
34. Your first time away from home
35. Two different versions of the same event
36. A day when everything went right or wrong
37. An experience that made you laugh until you cried
38. The experience of being lost
39. Surviving a natural disaster
40. An important discovery
 41. An eyewitness account of an important event
42. An experience that helped you grow up
43. A description of your secret place
44. An account of what it would be like to live as a particular animal
45. Your dream job and what it would be like
46. An invention you'd like to create
47. A time when you realized your parents were right
48. An account of your earliest memory
49. Your reaction when you heard the best news of your life
50. A description of the one thing you can't live without
Explain a process: Step by step
1. How to mow your lawn
2. How to win at Texas hold 'em
3. How to lose weight without losing your mind
4. How to find the perfect roommate
5. How to get rid of a roommate—without committing a crime
6. How to succeed in (or flunk out of) college
7. How to pitch a knuckleball
8. How to plan the perfect party
9. How to survive a night of babysitting
10. How to pitch a tent in the rain
11. How to housebreak your dog
12. How to kick a bad habit
13. How to overcome insomnia
14. How to stay sober on a Saturday night
15. How to rent your first apartment
16. How to avoid a nervous breakdown during exams
17. How to enjoy the weekend for under $20
18. How to make the perfect brownies
19. How to keep peace with a spouse or a roommate
20. How to bathe a cat
21. How to complain effectively
 22. How to survive a recession
23. How to toilet train a baby
24. How to develop self-confidence
25. How to use Twitter sensibly and effectively
26. How to wash a sweater
27. How to build a great music collection—cheaply and legally
28. How to get along with an instructor without sucking up
29. How to give yourself a haircut
30. How to plan the perfect class schedule
31. How to apply the Heimlich maneuver
32. How to end a relationship
33. How to select the best portable media player
34. How to take decent photographs with your cell phone
35. How to quit smoking
36. How to survive without a car
37. How to make the perfect cup of coffee or tea
38. How to save money while saving the environment
39. How to build a great sandcastle
40. How to edit a video
41. How to make (and keep) friends on Facebook
42. How to insert a contact lens
43. How teachers make up exams
44. How parents (or children) make us feel guilty
45. How an iPod works
46. How ice cream is made
47. How a cell phone takes pictures
48. How a magician saws a woman in half
49. How a pocket calculator works
50. How to choose a major
Comparing and contrasting
1. Apple vs. Microsoft
2. Coke vs Pepsi
3. Renaissance Art vs. Baroque Art
4. Antebellum Era vs. Reconstruction Era in American History
5. Childhood vs. Adulthood
6. Star Wars vs. Star Trek
7. Biology vs. Chemistry
8. Astrology vs. Astronomy
9. American Government vs. British Government (or any world government)
10. Fruits vs. Vegetables
11. Dogs vs. Cats
12. Ego vs. Superego
13. Christianity vs. Judaism (or any world religion)
14. Republican vs. Democrat
15. Monarchy vs. Presidency
16. US President vs. UK Prime Minister
17. Jazz vs. Classical Music
18. Red vs. White (or any two colors)
19. Soccer vs. Football
20. North vs. South Before the Civil War
21. New England Colonies vs. Middle Colonies OR vs. Southern Colonies
22. Cash vs. Credit Cards
23. Sam vs. Frodo Baggins
24. Gandalf vs. Dumbledore
25. Fred vs. Shaggy
26. Rap vs. Pop
27. Articles of Confederation vs. US Constitution
28. Henry VIII vs. King Louis XIV
29. Stocks vs. Bonds
30. Monopolies vs. Oligopolies
31. Communism vs. Capitalism
32. Socialism vs. Capitalism
33. Diesel vs. Petroleum
34. Nuclear Power vs. Solar Power
35. Saltwater Fish vs. Freshwater Fish
36. Squids vs. Octopus
37. Mammals vs. Reptiles
38. Baleen vs. Toothed Whales
39. Seals vs. Sea Lions
40. Crocodiles vs. Alligators
41. Bats vs. Birds
42. Oven vs. Microwave
43. Greek vs. Roman Mythology
44. Chinese vs. Japanese
45. Comedy vs. Drama
46. Renting vs. Owning
47. Mozart vs. Beethoven
48. Online vs. Traditional Education
49. North vs. South Pole
50. Watercolor vs. Oil
51. 1984 vs. Fahrenheit 451
52. Emily Dickinson vs. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
53. WEB DuBois vs. Booker T. Washington
54. Strawberries vs. Apples
55. Airplanes vs. Helicopters
56. Hitler vs. Napoleon
57. Roman Empire vs. British Empire
58. Paper vs. Plastic
59. Italy vs. Spain
60. Baseball vs. Cricket
61. Jefferson vs. Adams
62. Thoroughbreds vs. Clydesdales
63. Spiders vs. Scorpions
64. Northern Hemisphere vs. Southern Hemisphere
65. Hobbes vs. Locke
66. Friends vs. Family
67. Dried Fruit vs. Fresh
68. Porcelain vs. Glass
69. Modern Dance vs. Ballroom Dancing
70. American Idol vs. The Voice
71. Reality TV vs. Sitcoms
72. Picard vs. Kirk
73. Books vs. Movies
74. Magazines vs. Comic Books
75. Antique vs. New
76. Public vs. Private Transportation
77. e-Mail vs. Letters
78. Facebook vs. Twitter
 79. Coffee vs. an Energy Drink
80. Toads vs. Frogs
81. Profit vs. Non-Profit
82. Boys vs. Girls
83. Birds vs. Dinosaurs
84. High School vs. College
85. Chamberlain vs. Churchill
86. Offense vs. Defense
87. Jordan vs. Bryant
88. Harry vs. Draco
89. Roses vs. Carnations
90. Poetry vs. Prose
91. Fiction vs. Nonfiction
92. Lions vs. Tigers
93. Vampires vs. Werewolves
94. Lollipops vs. popsicles
95. Summer vs. Winter
96. Recycling vs. Landfill
97. Motorcycle vs. Bicycle
98. Halogen vs. Incandescent
99. Newton vs. Einstein
100. Go on vacation vs. Staycation
101. Rock vs. Scissors

Drawing analogies
1. Working at a fast-food restaurant
2. Moving to a new neighborhood
3. Starting a new job
4. Quitting a job
5. Watching an exciting movie
6. Reading a good book
7. Going into debt
8. Getting out of debt
9. Losing a close friend
10. Leaving home for the first time
11. Taking a difficult exam
 12. Making a speech
13. Learning a new skill
14. Gaining a new friend
15. Responding to bad news
16. Responding to good news
17. Attending a new place of worship
18. Dealing with success
19. Dealing with failure
20. Being in a car accident
21. Falling in love
22. Getting married
23. Falling out of love
24. Experiencing grief
25. Experiencing joy
26. Overcoming an addiction to drugs
27. Watching a friend destroy himself (or herself)
28. Getting up in the morning
29. Resisting peer pressure
30. Discovering a major in college

Classifying and dividing

1. Students in a library
2. Roommates
3. Hobbies
4. Music on your phone or MP3 player
5. Study habits
6. Stand-up comedians
7. Self-centered people
8. Online educational resources
9. Gardeners
10. Drivers in a traffic jam
11. Reality shows on television
12. Sales clerks
13. Fictional detectives
14. Road trips
15. Dancing styles
16. Video games
17. Customers at your workplace
18. Ways of boring people
19. Cheaters
20. Shoppers
21. Rides at an amusement park
22. First dates
23. Videos on YouTube
24. Stores in the mall
25. People waiting in line
26. Churchgoers
27. Attitudes toward exercising
28. Reasons for attending (or not attending) college
29. Baseball pitchers, football quarterbacks, or soccer goalies
30. Styles of eating in the cafeteria
31. Ways of saving money
32. Talk-show hosts
33. Vacations
34. Methods of studying for a final examination
35. Friends
36. Comedians
37. Ways of quitting smoking
 38. Attitudes toward money
39. Television comedies
40. Diets
41. Sports fans
42. On-campus jobs for students
43. Ways of coping with a cold
44. Note-taking strategies
45. Attitudes toward tipping in restaurants
46. Political activists
47. Portable music players
48. Different uses of social networking sites (such as Facebook and Twitter)
49. High school teachers or college professors
50. Ways of protecting the environment
Causes and effects
1. The effect of a parent, teacher, or friend on your life
2. Why you selected your major
3. The effects of cramming for an examination
4. The effects of peer pressure
5. Why some students cheat
6. The effects on children of a broken marriage
7. The effects of poverty on an individual
8. Why one college course is more rewarding than another
9. Why many people don't bother to vote in local elections
10. Why more and more students are taking online classes
11. The effects of racial, sexual, or religious discrimination
12. Why people exercise
13. Why people keep pets
14. The effects of computers on our everyday lives
15. The downside of smartphones
 16. The environmental effects of bottled water
17. Why reality shows are so popular
18. The effects of pressures on students to get good grades
19. The effects of a coach or teammate on your life
20. The effects of not keeping a personal budget
21. The causes of noise (or air or water) pollution
22. The effects of noise (or air or water) pollution
23. Why so few students read newspapers
24. Why many Americans prefer foreign-built cars
25. Why many adults enjoy animated movies
26. Why baseball is no longer the national pastime
27. The effects of stress on students in high school or college
28. The effects of moving to a new town or city
29. Why sales of DVDs are declining
30. Why growing numbers of people shop online
31. The effects of the rapid increase in the cost of going to college
32. Why students drop out of high school or college
33. Why college mathematics (or any other subject) is so difficult
34. Why some roommates don't get along
35. Why adults have more fun than children on Halloween
36. Why so many people eat junk food
37. Why many children run away from home
38. The long-term effects of unemployment on a person
39. The influence of a book or a movie on your life
40. The effects of music downloading on the music industry
41. Why texting has become such a popular means of communication
42. The effects of working while attending school or college
43. Why workers in fast food restaurants often have low morale
44. The effects of not getting enough sleep
45. Why increasing numbers of children are overweight
46. Why TV shows and movies about zombies are so popular
47. Why bicycles are the best form of transportation
48. The effects of video games on young children
49. The causes of homelessness in your community
50. The causes of eating disorders among young people
Developing extended definition
1. Trust
2. Kindness
3. Sexism
4. Gumption
5. Racism
6. Sportsmanship
7. Honor
8. Modesty
9. Self-assurance
10. Humility
11. Dedication
12. Sensitivity
13. Peace of mind
14. Respect
15. Ambition
16. Right to privacy
17. Generosity
18. Laziness
19. Charisma
20. Common sense
21. Team player
22. Maturity
23. Integrity
24. Healthy appetite
25. Frustration
26. Optimism
27. Sense of humor
28. Liberal
29. Conservative
30. A good (or bad) teacher or professor
31. Physical fitness
32. Feminism
33. A happy marriage
34. True friendship
 35. Courage
36. Citizenship
37. Success
38. A good (or bad) coach
39. Intelligence
40. Personality
41. A good (or bad) roommate
42. Political correctness
43. Peer pressure
44. Leadership
45. Persistence
46. Responsibility
47. Human rights
48. Sophistication
49. Self-respect
50. Heroism
51. Thrift
52. Sloth
53. Vanity
54. Pride
55. Beauty
56. Greed
57. Virtue
58. Progress
59. A good (or bad) boss
60. A good (or bad) parent
Arguing and persuading
1. Dieting makes people fat.
2. Romantic love is a poor basis for marriage.
3. The war on terror has contributed to the growing abuse of human rights.
4. High school graduates should take a year off before entering college.
5. All citizens should be required by law to vote.
6. All forms of government-funded welfare should be abolished.
7. Both parents should assume equal responsibility in raising a child.
8. Americans should have more holidays and longer vacations.
9. Participating in team sports helps to develop good character.
10. The production and sale of cigarettes should be made illegal.
11. People have become overly dependent on technology.
12. Censorship is sometimes justified.
13. Privacy is not the most important right.
14. Drunk drivers should be imprisoned for the first offense.
15. The lost art of letter-writing deserves to be revived.
16. Government and military personnel should have the right to strike.
17. Most study-abroad programs should be renamed "party abroad": they are a waste of
time and money
18. The continuing decline of CD sales along with the rapid growth of music downloads
signals a new era of innovation in popular music.
19. College students should have complete freedom to choose their own courses.
20. The solution to the impending crisis in Social Security is the immediate elimination of
this government program.
21. The primary mission of colleges and universities should be preparing students for the
workforce.
22. Financial incentives should be offered to high school students who perform well on
standardized tests.
23. All students in high school and college should be required to take at least two years
of a foreign language.
24. College students in the U.S. should be offered financial incentives to graduate in
three years rather than four.
25. College athletes should be exempted from regular class-attendance policies.
26. To encourage healthy eating, higher taxes should be imposed on soft drinks and junk
food.
27. Students should not be required to take physical education courses.
28. To conserve fuel and save lives, the 55 miles-per-hour national speed limit should be
restored.
29. All citizens under the age of 21 should be required to pass a driving education course
before receiving a license to drive.
30. Any student caught cheating on an examination should be automatically dismissed
from college.
31. Freshmen should not be required to purchase a meal plan from the college.
32. Zoos are internment camps for animals and should be shut down.
33. University students should not be penalized for illegally downloading music, movies,
or other protected content.
34. Government financial aid for students should be based solely on merit.
35. Nontraditional students should be exempted from regular class-attendance policies.
36. At the end of each term, student evaluations of faculty should be posted online.
37. A student organization should be formed to rescue and care for the feral cats on
campus.
38. People who contribute to Social Security should have the right to choose how their
money is invested.
39. Professional baseball players convicted of using performance-enhancing drugs
should not be considered for induction into the Hall of Fame.
40. Any citizen who does not have a criminal record should be permitted to carry a
concealed weapon.