essay topics for kids
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Essay Topics for Kids
Essays, which can be defined as interpretative or analytical literary compositions are a part andparcel of student life. However, majority of students do not realize the importance of essay writingand consider it to be a worthless activity. They do not understand that essay writing is important fordeveloping their writing skills. Other than this, studies have proved that writing essays are also saidto be important for the intellectual development and knowledge internalization in kids. It not onlyaids in enhancing their analytical and critical thinking skills, but also their research skills. Hence, itis important to include essay writing for students from a very young age. This will help the kids tounderstand the basics of essay writing like formatting, sentence construction, organization ofthoughts, etc. which will aid them further in the higher classes. Teachers should introduce essaywriting to kids with easy topics, gradually moving to more complex topics, like, argumentative,persuasive, etc. which will not only help them in improving their language, but also their writingskills. Let us take a look at some of the school level topics.
Descriptive Topics
It is always good to begin with essays where children can describe something. The topic should beabout something that the kids already know, like, their home or family. Such type of essay topics willaid them to learn to organize their thoughts in a constructive manner. After children select theirtopic, they can make points about them, before actually writing the main essay. Here are some goodessay topics that kids may find easy to write.
My Best Friend
My Favorite Sport
My Last Holiday
The Pet that I would Like to Have
What if I had Super Powers
My Mother/Father
Things I Like to do During My Pastime
The Most Special Day of My Life
The Person I Admire the Most
The First Day in My New School
Things I Did During Summer
A Dream I had Last Night
My Most Memorable Birthday
Qualities Required to Become a President
My Favorite TV Show
Things that I am Afraid of
A View from my Window
Living at a Bus Stop
My Favorite Food
My Hobby
What Will I Do When I Grow Up?
If I Became an Animal
The Most Interesting Book I have Read
If I Became Invisible
If I had a Magic Pen
If I Become Rich
What Makes Me Special?
An Eventful Day in My Life
If I Had Three Wishes, What Would I Wish For?
All The Things I Want to Do
What Would I Do If I Became Invisible for a Day?
My Space Adventure
A Rainy Day I Spent Alone
Argumentative Topics
After descriptive essays, the next step will be argument essay writing. Argumentative essays arethose where students have to put forth their point of view about a topic. However, it is important toremember that these essays cannot be based just on personal knowledge, rather kids have to findenough proof to support their opinions and thoughts.
Persuasive Topics
Persuasive essays are somewhat similar to argumentative essays, where students have to presenttheir opinions on a topic. The difference is that the essay should persuade the readers to changetheir opinion about something after reading it. Hence, kids have to conduct thorough researchbefore writing a persuasive essay.
Compare and Contrast Topics
Essays of this type prove to be a good exercise for kids where they learn to compare between twoconcepts, find the relations between two contrasting ideas, look at all aspects of a subject andunderstand it in different ways. Compare and contrast topics thus help build analytical skills inchildren.
Reading from Books vs. Reading Online
Harry Potter Books vs. Harry Potter Movies
American English vs. British English
Comparing two video games
Comparing two books
Comparison between two music genres
Comparing two athletes/sports figures
Comparison between two sports events (Wimbledon vs. French Open or NASCAR vs. Formula One)
Comparing two restaurants
Comparison between two ways to spend a holiday (going out vs. staying at home)
Urban Living vs. Rural Living
Being Rich vs. Being Famous
Comparing two similar/comparable feelings (being sad vs. being bored or being happy vs. beingcontent)
Childhood vs. Teenage
Comparing two famous personalities
Your Real Home vs. Your Dream Home
Living on campus vs. Living off campus
Autobiographies
This particular branch of essay writing tests the students' general knowledge and level ofimagination. Students are expected to personify a living or non-living thing and write a descriptionof that thing's life. All these essays are fictitious in nature. Autobiography essays are not based onany famous personalities. Some popular autobiography topics are:
Autobiography of a book
Autobiography of a pen
Autobiography of a tree
Autobiography of an animal/bird
Autobiography of a flower
Autobiography of a princess
Autobiography of a river
Others
If given a chance, what would you do for the poor old man living down the street?
What would you do with all the Halloween candies that you collected this year?
Convincing parents for a picnic
Planning a surprise party for Dad
What would you do if you found yourself in the land of Lilliput?
Inventing an animal
How would you like to decorate your room?
Is it important for children to go to a boarding school?
If I were the Mayor
If I were the President
If I were a billionaire
If I were a tree
If I were a devil/an angel
These essay topics for kids can be altered slightly by the teacher as per the grade at which thechildren are studying. Teachers should also give the kids appropriate guidelines for each type ofessay that they have to write. Practicing essay writing on these topics is a way of preparing kids todeal with more complex essay topics that they will encounter during their higher studies.