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TOPICS
AND THEMES
Ideas To Write About
Adapted from Easing Into
Essays - New Readers' Press
Education
The worst (or best) school I attended was...
All schools should require that students...
School boards should (or should not) censor
textbooks because...
Dating
The ideal girlfriend or boyfriend is...
Going steady is (or isn't) a good idea
when...
The appropriate time to start dating is...
Marriage
Teenage marriage is (or isn't) a good idea
because...
The perfect husband (or wife) is...
The best or worst place where a couple
can live is...
Relationships
An ideal friend (parent, boss, mother-in-law)
is...
The best kind of pet is___________because...
Raising Children
The most important responsibilities of
parents are...
We need (or do not need) more day care
centers because...
Children should (or shouldn't) be given
chores (allowance, because...
Parents today are better (or worse) than
in the past because....
Holiday and Vacations
My dream vacation is....
Holidays and celebrations are important
(or not important) because....
Jobs
The minimum wage should (or should not)
be increased because...
The most important skills for workplace
today are....
Flexible work schedules are important
because......
Hobbies and Sports
My favorite sport (or hobby) is .....
An expensive hobby is...
Childrens' sports are important (not important)
because....
Creative Writing
Ideas
An original poem, short story, short play
or dialog
A mystery
A short autobiography
A biography of a special person in your
life
A review of a movie or TV show
A travelog
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