Securing Higher Grades Costing Your Pocket? Book Your Assignment at The Lowest Price Now!
loader
Add File

Error goes here

Files Missing!

Please upload all relevant files for quick & complete assistance.

Save Time & Excel Academics

Share your requirements & connect with top tutor !

watch
question
We will use e-mail only for:

arrow Communication regarding your orders

arrow To send you invoices, and other billing info

arrow To provide you with information of offers and other benefits

Add File

Files Missing!

Please upload all relevant files for quick & complete assistance.

2,181,808

Orders

4.9/5

Overall Rating

5,223

Experts

7 Brilliant Strategies To Narrow Down Your Topic And Write A To-The-Point Paper

UserMark time13 February,2017

So you thought the evolution of music is a good topic, eh? You thought you nailed it. Until you sat down to write it. Then this pretty picture you had of you succeeding in writing the marvelous essay your teacher has ever seen suddenly burst into flames. And all you were left with were the ashes of your failed topic, with that gloomy back-to-square-one feeling that you know you can’t shirk off.

Write A To-The-Point Paper

So What went Wrong?

Think about it first. We want you to think about it. Just take a guess. It's okay if you don't get it right. It's worth the shot.

Still don’t get It?

Well, when you actually start writing on the ‘evolution of music,' you'll realize the topic is way too broad, way too vast to be crammed into the couple of hundred or thousand words that you have to write for your paper. It's impossible to fit the entire history of music, right from the very start of humanity up till the present moment, into a small paper. Plus, you wouldn’t know which genre to talk about, neither which country to focus on. Now, that’s a fire-starter right there.

So How do you Douse this Fire?

By choosing a narrowed topic. No, that doesn’t mean you have to chuck the ‘evolution of music’ altogether and start your research all over again to find a new topic. You just need to ‘go deep’ into the ‘evolution of music’ and extract a topic from one of its multiple aspects. This narrowing is vital as it’ll help you write a to-the-point paper. The next logical question in this series of questions would be-

How do you Narrow a Topic?

Lo, behold the various ways you can employ to diminish the broad scope of a topic and bring it down to the grass root level.

1. Analyze the Different Components of the Topic and pick one of Them

Let’s just say your music teacher wants you to write an essay. Now you already have the broad topic, and you do know that you can interpret it in various ways. How about you pick up a component of it and write on just that? This means you’ll have to break down your topic into smaller variables. So instead of writing about the evolution of music in general, you can focus your paper on how the religious music scene has changed over the years.

2. Make use of the S.O.C.R.A.P.R. Model

By making use of the S.O.C.R.A.P.R. model, you can further narrow down your topic to something you can easily write on. The S.O.C.R.A.P.R. model is an acronym that stands for the following-

S – Similarities

O – Opposites

C – Contrasts

R – Relationships

A – Anthropomorphisms

P – Personifications

R – Repetition

By using this approach, you can base your essay on any one of the above aspects. For example, instead of writing on ‘evolution of music,’ you can instead compose an essay worth reading on the similarities between Jazz in the 1920s and as it is in the 2000s. Or you can write about how opposite, how different they are from each other. This is a no-fail option, and when nothing comes to your mind at all, you can rely on the S.O.C.R.A.P.R. model to come up with a paper that will prove to be an interesting read.

3. Subject the Broad Topic to several Smaller Questions

Well, this is just a microscopic way of looking at a broad topic so you can find the bits and pieces it is made up of and then pick a topic from any one of those bits and pieces. What we mean by subjecting the broad topic to several questions is that you have to analyze the topic in terms of certain simple, straightforward questions. These are - Who? When? What? Where? Why? And How?

For instance, if we continue with our ‘evolution of music’ example and subject it to these questions, we can come up with the possible topic- ‘How has rapper, Eminem’s music evolved from the early 1990s to the late 2000s?’ Here you have almost all of the above questions answered, and the new topic that has emerged is a lot easier to write on.

4. Throw in some Specific Words to instantly Reduce the Scope of the Topic

There's no doubt that if you go into the whys, and hows, and whats and whens of a topic, you will end up taking a lot of time to fixate on a specific one. This is because this process is very time-consuming, and you may not always have this much time to spare on every assignment you get. You need a quicker method than that to figure out what you truly want to write about. Now while going by the topic that comes to your heart might sound like an appealing idea, it’s not going to be the most practical one. The easiest way would be to just add some basic, more specific words to your broad topic. For example, continuing with the same ‘evolution of music,’ if we add some specific words to it such as ‘British pop’ and ‘1970 onwards,’ we’ll have to ourselves a wonderfully interesting topic to work on, which would look something like this-

“The evolution of British Pop music from 1970 onwards to the present times.”

5. Research Extensively on the Broad Topic

Ideas do not always strike that easy. And sometimes you need to drown yourself neck deep in research so that you can find that one idea that can inspire you to spew out a thousand words on it. In that case, the internet can be your best friend. You’ll be amazed by the various kinds of results you get when you type in your keywords (the broad topic). When we Googled ‘evolution of music,’ we found quite a few interesting results. Sample the few given below-

• The evolution of music: How genres rise and fall over time (Source: The LA Times website)

• The evolution of music and human social capability (Source: Frontiers in Neuroscience website)

• The Evolution of the Music Industry- Where We Go From Here (Source: The Huffington Post)

As you can see, the above topics are all really interesting, and these can be fun to write as well as enjoyable to read. And these were just some of the topics we found on the first page of Google research results! If you browse a few more pages, you are bound to find something or the other that catches your fancy.

6. Consider your Word Limit to Narrow your Topic

This can be one of the best narrowers (if we can take the liberty to come up with a term like that; we’re just inspired by ‘leveler’). It can help you in chopping off several unnecessary aspects of a topic until what you’re left with is one very explicit topic that will easily fit into the constraints of the word limit set by your teacher. For example, ‘evolution of music’ in itself is very broad as you know for a thousand word paper. Again, one of the topics we found on the internet, ‘The evolution of music: How genres rise and fall over time’ is a very lengthy topic that’ll require more than a thousand words if you wish to do justification to it. But if you just take this aspect – ‘evolution of music: how the white man became a rapper’ – you can narrow it down to a considerable extent so that you can fit the essence within a thousand words without facing any difficulties.

7. Use a Combination of Any one of the Above

Finally, it is quite possible that none of the strategies mentioned above may work out for you on their own, independent of each other. In that case, why not combine two or more of them to come up with that narrow topic you're wishing for? Try combining the methods of extensive research and the S.O.C.R.A.P.R. model to come up with a topic that'll be truly unique, the kind that no one else in your class will be writing on. Who knows, you may just get extra marks on your paper for being so original. The combination of different strategies is a sure-shot way of coming up with a very narrow, niche topic.

So, you’ve got one major hurdle out of the way and have an oven-fresh topic ready for your paper. But that’s not the end of the hurdles on your essay writing journey. The big question of how you can write a focused paper is still left to be answered. And yes, having a narrowed topic is the first step to that but there are more things you need to do. Consider these-

• Avoid over-exaggerating

It is easy to get carried away when you finally find that one topic that you want to write on and that also has enough information available on it (talk about cherry on top of the cake). In a bid to cram in all that research, you may end up over-exaggerating on one point. Take the topic of ‘how the white man started rapping’ for instance. Yes, Eminem will be a big part of it, but Eminem will not the only part of it.

• Segregate all of your ideas and put them in different paragraphs 

This way you’d already know what you’re writing in each paragraph and whether the concepts string along like perfect pearls or have a knot in the middle that just doesn’t fit. If there’s a knot, that means you’re drifting off topic and are disrupting the flow of the essay. Remove that point immediately and add a new one in its stead.

• Underline each topic statement

A topic statement is something you write at the beginning of each paragraph to denote what that paragraph is going to be all about. By underlining this statement, you’ll never lose sight of what you’re supposed to write as highlighting it will serve as a constant reminder to stay focused.

• Back up your matter with data

You'll have to do a little bit of extra research, but we promise you, this hard work will be worth it. It'll definitely result in better grades. But that’s not all. When you have some solid evidence to back up your thesis/topic statement, there’ll be minimum chances of you straying off topic.

• Adhere to the essay prompt

Sometimes your teachers will give you a specific question that you have to touch upon in detail in your essay. If you want to write a focused paper, it’ll be wise for you to direct your research to answering that question only, even if you’re tempted to the go the extra mile just to appear smart.

The Research Topics

Specialist Research services to help you achieve more!

Free Research Topics

Do you want Research topics?

Writer of The Month

image
student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
earner

Last research passed with distinction

Hire Me Now

Research
Proposal

icon

Order a premium Research proposal and score your desired grades.

Editing &
Proofreading

icon

Make your research error-free.

Article
Publication

icon

Get your article published in an internationally renowned journal.

Final Words

While most things academic may appear to be extremely difficult as if they are mountains you just cannot climb, in the end, they are fairly simple if you just know the right tricks. Once you employ these hacks when writing, you wouldn’t feel that under-confident or stressed out anymore, and will actually be able to produce a best quality assignment paper. So don't delay, and just get on with it. 

Struggling to write a logical and well-organized paper? Visit MyAssignmenthelp.com

When you have so many assignments to do, you may get too exhausted to be able to produce another essay in a logical manner. There’s a simple solution to this problem – visiting MyAssignmenthelp.com. The 3000 PhD experts we have are known to tirelessly produce one quality essay after another that is completely devoid of plagiarism. Plus, with us, you don't have to worry whether we cover the essays for your subject. This is because we provide services for over a 100 subjects that include all the major ones taught in schools and universities. Our rates are not exorbitantly high, and you can easily afford our services. Moreover, you only have to make a one-time payment, and we won't charge you extra for any revisions you may require. To know more about the services we offer, give us a call on +66261003843 right away.

Related Posts

comment 0 Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Save Time & Excel Academics

Share your requirements & connect with top tutor !.

watch
question
We will use e-mail only for:

arrow Communication regarding your orders

arrow To send you invoices, and other billing info

arrow To provide you with information of offers and other benefits

loader
Add File

Files Missing!

Please upload all relevant files for quick & complete assistance.

2,181,808

Orders

4.9/5

Overall Rating

5,223

Experts

Still in Two Minds? The Proof is in Numbers!

Genuine Reviews With a Rating of 4.9/5.

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
29 Mar 2023

Management

Assignment: 5.6 Pages, Deadline: 8 days

It was ok. Average mark received. Expected HD in this assignment. Hopefully in the next assignment you will do a better job.

flag User ID: 7***45 Australia

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
29 Mar 2023

Management

Essay: 10 Pages, Deadline: 6 days

amazing work- I was really happy with the work delivered by the expert and and super happy

flag User ID: 2***03 Australia

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
29 Mar 2023

Networking

Programming: 4.8 Pages, Deadline: 8 days

Thanks for the work and we hope to get support like this going forward as well..

flag User ID: 2***42 Australia

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
29 Mar 2023

Operations

Programming: 1 Page, Deadline: 3 days

Really good work and worked with me to review and make changes according to my choice. Really appreciate the work!

flag User ID: 1***269 Canada

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
28 Mar 2023

Statistics

Programming: 1 Page, Deadline: 3 days

Everything was correct. I was able to figure out my program and turn it in on time.

flag User ID: 1***697 United States

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
28 Mar 2023

Nursing

Essay: 3 Pages, Deadline: 10 days

I got a good mark in the formative assignment. Feedback from the professor was really good.

flag User ID: 1***17 Singapore

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
28 Mar 2023

Geography

Assignment: 15.6 Pages, Deadline: 30 days

I have submitted it for review and I believe it's perfectly done, I will recommend everyone to this company for a good job.

flag User ID: 9***46 Great Britain

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
28 Mar 2023

Management

Essay: 8 Pages, Deadline: 14 days

I am very happy with my assignment. thank you experts who work on it really appreciate the work.

flag User ID: 1***962 Singapore

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
28 Mar 2023

Healthcare

Case Study: 6 Pages, Deadline: 2 days

Passed the subject. Good work on my assignment. Thanks for the timely delivery. I will surely recommend this service in future to my fellow students.

flag User ID: 9***64 Australia

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
28 Mar 2023

It Write Up

Thesis: 8 Pages, Deadline: 4 days

All the information and research in literature review are relevant and citations are appropriate as well. A clear idea of problem analysis and good e ...

flag User ID: 4***86 Australia

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
28 Mar 2023

Management

Programming: 1.6 Pages, Deadline: 3 days

Work was good but I got 68.I am happy with the mark but make sure you read the requirement properly.

flag User ID: 1***988 Australia

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
28 Mar 2023

Management

Essay: 8 Pages, Deadline: 4 days

the assignment was well written and well constructed. I have questions about the articles that were chosen

flag User ID: 1***258 Australia

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
27 Mar 2023

Management

Home Work: 4 Pages, Deadline: 3 hours

Fixed the assignment based on my requirements in a timely fashion. Very pleased with the work

flag User ID: 1***369 United States

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
27 Mar 2023

Programing

Dissertation: 6 Pages, Deadline: 2 days

Well done, the speed and quality I am happy to be working with this team. I will refer to all my friends

flag User ID: 8***92 Ireland

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
27 Mar 2023

It Write Up

Essay: 9 Pages, Deadline: 3 days

I am very pleased with the result.They listened carefully to the requirements and performed the assignment to my order

flag User ID: 6***03 Australia

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
27 Mar 2023

HRM

Assignment: 10 Pages, Deadline: 16 days

i am very satisfied with this result, kudos to the expert that did this. excellent work. i got 71 percent

flag User ID: 1***229 Great Britain

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
27 Mar 2023

Accounting

Assignment: 1 Page, Deadline: 4 days

Very good professional, good development and service. I did not get the grade from my lecturer yet but I feel it will be good.

flag User ID: 1***675 Ireland

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
27 Mar 2023

Sociology

Essay: 10 Pages, Deadline: 8 days

Good marks. I still think we could do better for the money we pay. Hopefully future marks will be higher. Keep it up!

flag User ID: 5***38 Great Britain

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
27 Mar 2023

It Write Up

Home Work: 5 Pages, Deadline: 7 days

Thank you for the timely, feedback, and diligent content. and excellent referencing.

flag User ID: 3***76 South Africa

student rating student rating student rating student rating student rating
27 Mar 2023

Management

Essay: 2 Pages, Deadline: 9 days

Thank you so much for Excellent work!Thank you for providing me a good document!

flag User ID: 1***202 Pakistan

icon

5% Cashback

On APP - grab it while it lasts!

Download app now (or) Scan the QR code

*Offer eligible for first 3 orders ordered through app!

screener
ribbon
Have any Query?