Turning a Broad Topic Into a Targeted Question
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Article Title: Turning a Broad Topic Into a Targeted Question
Author: Jane Sumerset
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Have you ever tried writing a broad topic down? It can be very challenging in your part since you have to find ways on how to deliver your message. Or worst, you might find some hard time on how to narrow it all down. Having a general topic oftentimes dictate a writer to write longer pieces. Would it look effective if you put it that way? Or maybe, are there any people who are going to read you piece? The simplest answer to your problem is to make your broad topic an interesting one by knowing what your reader would like to know more about it.
More preferably, you should write a piece where it answers their questions more and provide the necessary information that your readers are looking for. Simple as that. You don�t have to write it in longer way and include pointless words and ideas in your text. If that happens, you will only consume most of your time and even you as a writer would find it hard to understand your own piece. How much more at your reader�s side?
So do it the right way. And that is to make your board topic into answering targeted questions. Now, what are the ways to do it nicely and effectively? What are the things that you need to include and to bear in mind?
Turning a topic into a thesis can be arrived at in various ways. One of the most reliable is restating it in the form of a question.
Why a question? A question works so well because it gives you an immediate target to aim for. Answering that question will the essay�s main goal, no more and no less. Rather than flirt with all sorts of supporting statements at every paragraph, testing which one works for the topic at hand, your sights are immediately narrowed down to an issue that must be addressed.
Narrowing Down
If a topic can�t be turned into a single question, it only means one thing: you need to further narrow it down. As such, the act of transforming the statement of the subject into a query acts as a filter that allows you to test whether a subject is narrow enough to play as the main subject of the piece.
Essay Assignments
That�s why essay assignments presented in the form of a question are among the easiest ones to write about. The thesis is usually built into the instructions. All you have to do is find what the question is pointing at and prepare the piece to answer it.
Post-Draft Phase
After writing your first draft of the piece, having that question allows you to ask rather quickly: does my essay sufficiently answer the question? If it does, then you�ve expressed your ideas successfully. All that�s left now is tighten the work with a good proofreading software and some added attention. If it doesn�t, the solution is equally obvious. Find what else is needed to completely round out the query and include in the text.
About The Author: See how innovative Proofreading Software instantly can boost your writing skills and watch how NLP technology can help you to write perfect emails, letters, essays or reports. Visit: http://www.englishsoftware.org
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Article Title: Turning a Broad Topic Into a Targeted Question
Author: Jane Sumerset
Word Count: 534
Article URL: http://www.isnare.com/?aid=501697&ca=Writing
Format: 64cpl
Contact The Author: http://www.isnare.com/eta.php?aid=501697
Easy Publish Tool: http://www.isnare.com/html.php?aid=501697
*********************** ARTICLE START ***********************
Have you ever tried writing a broad topic down? It can be very challenging in your part since you have to find ways on how to deliver your message. Or worst, you might find some hard time on how to narrow it all down. Having a general topic oftentimes dictate a writer to write longer pieces. Would it look effective if you put it that way? Or maybe, are there any people who are going to read you piece? The simplest answer to your problem is to make your broad topic an interesting one by knowing what your reader would like to know more about it.
More preferably, you should write a piece where it answers their questions more and provide the necessary information that your readers are looking for. Simple as that. You don�t have to write it in longer way and include pointless words and ideas in your text. If that happens, you will only consume most of your time and even you as a writer would find it hard to understand your own piece. How much more at your reader�s side?
So do it the right way. And that is to make your board topic into answering targeted questions. Now, what are the ways to do it nicely and effectively? What are the things that you need to include and to bear in mind?
Turning a topic into a thesis can be arrived at in various ways. One of the most reliable is restating it in the form of a question.
Why a question? A question works so well because it gives you an immediate target to aim for. Answering that question will the essay�s main goal, no more and no less. Rather than flirt with all sorts of supporting statements at every paragraph, testing which one works for the topic at hand, your sights are immediately narrowed down to an issue that must be addressed.
Narrowing Down
If a topic can�t be turned into a single question, it only means one thing: you need to further narrow it down. As such, the act of transforming the statement of the subject into a query acts as a filter that allows you to test whether a subject is narrow enough to play as the main subject of the piece.
Essay Assignments
That�s why essay assignments presented in the form of a question are among the easiest ones to write about. The thesis is usually built into the instructions. All you have to do is find what the question is pointing at and prepare the piece to answer it.
Post-Draft Phase
After writing your first draft of the piece, having that question allows you to ask rather quickly: does my essay sufficiently answer the question? If it does, then you�ve expressed your ideas successfully. All that�s left now is tighten the work with a good proofreading software and some added attention. If it doesn�t, the solution is equally obvious. Find what else is needed to completely round out the query and include in the text.
About The Author: See how innovative Proofreading Software instantly can boost your writing skills and watch how NLP technology can help you to write perfect emails, letters, essays or reports. Visit: http://www.englishsoftware.org
Please use the HTML version of this article at:
http://www.isnare.com/html.php?aid=501697
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