Listing

Listing ideas is a good way to figure out what you know and what you need to find out. A list can be a source of ideas and a springboard to new ideas. A list can help you see the emerging organization of your ideas and your paper.

Tips for listing ideas

Try working alone, but also try working in a group—your writing group from class or just a group of friends.

Listing about funding for college athletics

Listing about violence on television

Listing about performance-enhancing drugs in sports

Related topics:

Reading

Annotating texts or visuals

Talking and listening

Clustering

Freewriting, keeping a journal, and blogging

Asking questions