English 2

Writing in the
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Choosing the
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Characteristics of a Good To
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interesting
Manageable
researchable
Topics to AVOID

 Too big or broad

 Too narrow and can be traced to a si
ngle source
 Too technical
 Too common, overused and over-stu
died
 Trivial (short-lived & can’t have dept
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To gather information and develop ideas f
or your chosen topic, you can explore fro
m the following techniques:

 Listing
 Free writing
 clustering
Listing
Listing
Free writing
Free writing
Clustering
Thank you!
Mrs. Johara C. Bayabao-Angni