Brainstorming

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Brainstorming, or listing ideas, is a good way to figure out what you know and what questions you have. 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 ideas: Community service requirements

Listing ideas: Funding for college athletics

Listing ideas: Violence on television

Listing ideas: Performance-enhancing drugs in sports