E-Lecture - Selecting Writing Topics

Learners should comprehend the subject. They should be aware of the genre, target audience, and purpose of the topic they are going to write about. You might want to ask them to fill out a chart to make sure they comprehend the subject.

What will you be writing? (The style)

What will you be writing about?

Who are the viewers?

What’s the point of your writing, exactly?

It’s not that simple to choose the topic. It needs to be contextualized first. The learners must be able to understand it clearly.

For a reader to fully comprehend a piece of writing and to improve communication, context is necessary in all writing. Below are a few pointers for adding your own context:

  1. Use your imagination: You want readers to understand where you or your characters are coming from when you provide the context. Context can include personal stories, memories, life events, or relationships rather than just being a straightforward summary of the information. To improve reader knowledge and understanding, find inventive ways to incorporate context into your writing.
  2. Keep your audience in mind: Regarding the audience for your story, context is crucial. Your contextual references should make sense and be age-appropriate if your intended audience is first-graders. Consider your audience when deciding on your word choice, keeping in mind who your story is intended for and how you can make your writing more relevant and more straightforward to comprehend.
  3. Take care not to overload: Many authors start their stories with exposition to set the scene. However, doing so too often can wear down the narrative, disguise the main point, or even distort the reader’s understanding of the story’s meaning. Heavy exposition could draw readers into irrelevant information that they won’t even remember when it comes time to the main story. This is true for both fiction and non-fiction. Trust your audience to fill in the blanks and to only include what is absolutely essential for them to comprehend the characters, plot, and setting.