Download and read the article "Cup of Poison" and answer "Reader's Response" question #2 and "Writer's Response" questions #1-5.
When you have finished answering the questions, get a copy of the handout "Finding Your Topic."
Brainstorm a new topic that interests you to write about, and use the handout to plan how to make the topic more focused and what steps you would need to take to write about it.
Which of the steps did you come up with would you do first? are all of the steps possible?
Expository writing lesson #15: how do you choose a topic for descriptive writing?
