Essay topics (теми за съчинения и есета)

Descriptive essay topics (теми за текст описание)

  • Your hobby
  • Your roommate/friend/family member
  • A special place
  • Your favorite childhood game
  • A place you try to avoid
  • Your favourite time of day/week/year
  • Where do you go to hide?
  • A person you are afraid to lose the most
  • A book that changed your life
  • Favourite time with your family
  • If you could live in another country, which country would you choose?
  • What makes your mom or dad special
  • What would you like to be able to invent?
  • The world a hundred years from now
  • Your favourite animal
  • One thing you’d like to change about yourself
  • A statue you’d like to see
  • The greatest discovery/invention
  • Your secret talent
  • The most beautiful thing you have ever seen
  • The ugliest thing you have ever seen
  • The meaning of colour
  • Your favourite gift
  • A chore you’d do away with
  • Something you can’t resist
  • A waiting room
  • A cell phone
  • A treasured belonging
  • A favourite restaurant
  • Your dream house
  • Your ideal roommate
  • Your closet
  • Your memory of a place you visited as a child
  • An accident scene
  • A city bus
  • An unusual room
  • A secret hiding place
  • A bowl of fruit
  • An item left too long in your refrigerator
  • The backstage during a play or a concert
  • A vase of flowers
  • A rest room in a service/bus/train station
  • A street that leads to your home or school
  • Your favourite food
  • The inside of a spaceship
  • The scene at a concert
  • An art exhibit
  • The ideal apartment
  • Your neighbourhood
  • A small town cemetery
  • A pizza
  • A pet
  • A photograph
  • A hospital emergency room
  • A friend or a family member
  • A painting
  • A storefront window
  • An inspiring view
  • A work table
  • Your desk
  • A character from a book/movie
  • Your refrigerator/washing machine
  • How to choose a major
  • How to win a game
  • How to find the prefect roommate
  • How to succeed in college
  • How to plan the perfect party
  • How to survive a night of babysitting
  • How to pitch a tent in the rain
  • How to housebreak a dog
  • How to kick a bad habit
  • How to overcome insomnia
  • How to avoid a nervous breakdown during exams
  • How to keep peace with a spouse/roommate
  • How to bathe a cat
  • How to complain effectively
  • How to survive a recession
  • How to toilet train a baby
  • How to develop self-confidence
  • How to wash a woolen sweater
  • How to give yourself a haircut
  • How to plan the perfect class schedule
  • How to end a relationship
  • How to quit smoking
  • How to survive without a car
  • How to make the perfect cup of tea/coffee
  • How to make (and keep) friends
  • How to insert a contact lens
  • The best/worst movie of all time
  • The best/worst book you have ever read
  • Compare two places you have visited
  • Two perspectives on the same place: past and present
  • Two restaurants
  • Two pets in the same household
  • The views of your parents before and after you left home
  • A real vacation and a dream vacation
  • A good boss and a bad boss
  • Two classes in the same subject: one in high school and one in college
  • The car you own and the car you dream of owing
  • Two ways of studying for an exam
  • A memorable teacher you have had
  • Two coffee shops
  • Two close friends
  • Ways of coping with a cold
  • Ways of protecting the environment
  • The effects of peer pressure
  • The reasons students cheat
  • The effects of poverty on an individual
  • The reasons people keep pets
  • The effects of computers on our everyday lives
  • The reasons some people choose not to carry a mobile phone
  • The environmental effects of bottled water
  • The reasons reality shows are so popular
  • The effects of stress on students in high school or college
  • The reasons people shop online
  • The reasons students drop out of high school or college
  • The reasons so many people eat junk food
  • The long-term effects of unemployment on a person
  • How to achieve peace of mind
  • How to look as if you know how to dance
  • What is love?

Narrative essay topics (теми за текст повествование)

  • Your bravest moment
  • How you met your best friend
  • The moment your life changed forever
  • How you overcame a fear
  • A moment when you made a difficult choice
  • A moment when a friend let you down
  • A failure you have experienced
  • A disappointment you have experienced
  • A surprising turn of events
  • What would you do if you had power?
  • What superpower would you choose?
  • If you could change lives with someone, who would that be?
  • Your biggest loss
  • A moment when you had a desire to run
  • A moment when you had the urge to crawl in a hole
  • Words that prompted hope
  • When a child taught you a lesson
  • Your proudest moment
  • If your dog could talk
  • Your most unfortunate day
  • An accident you witnessed
  • A wrong choice
  • A right choice
  • How you’d spend a million dollars
  • If you could start a charity
  • A close call
  • A hard lesson
  • An unexplained event
  • Your longest minute
  • An awkward social moment
  • An experience with death
  • Why you will never tell a lie again
  • A moment when you needed a hug
  • The hardest news you have had to deliver
  • A special morning/evening
  • A memorable wedding
  • One minute of a football game (or another sporting event)
  • Your first day at a new school/college/workplace
  • Your last day on a job
  • A disastrous date
  • A moment of success
  • An encounter that changed your life
  • A strange encounter
  • The most disastrous event that happened in class
  • An experience that left you disillusioned
  • A frightening experience
  • A memorable journey
  • An encounter with someone/something you were afraid of
  • An occasion when you experienced rejection
  • The breakup of a friendship
  • An experience that showed you we must be careful of what we wish for
  • A significant misunderstanding
  • A dangerous experience
  • An experience that showed you how appearances can be deceiving
  • An account of a difficult decision you had to make
  • An act of heroism or cowardice
  • A rebellious act
  • A brush with greatness
  • A brush with death
  • A time when you took a stand on an important issue
  • An experience that altered your view of someone
  • A vacation from your childhood
  • Your first time away from home
  • A traffic accident you witnessed
  • A day when everything went right/wrong
  • An experience that made you laugh until you cried
  • The day you decided to change your life
  • The experience of getting lost
  • An unexpected encounter
  • Surviving a natural disaster
  • An experience that taught you a lesson
  • An experience that helped you grow up
  • You don’t know what you have got until it is gone
  • Moving to a new neighbourhood
  • Starting a new job
  • Quitting a job
  • Losing a close friend
  • Making a speech
  • Learning a new skill
  • How you dealt with success/failure
  • Resisting peer pressure
  • An experience that taught you to appreciate life more
  • A memorable birthday party

Argumentative essay topics (теми за аргументативен текст)

  • Dieting makes people fat
  • Is the death penalty effective?
  • Should men get paternity leave from work?
  • Do curfews keep teenagers out of trouble?
  • Is cheating at school out of control?
  • Are we too dependent on computers?
  • Should animals be used for research?
  • Are cell phones dangerous?
  • Are test scores a good indicator of school competency?
  • Do we live in a throw-away society?
  • Is child behaviour better or worse than it was years ago?
  • Are actors and professional athletes paid too much?
  • Do violent video games cause behaviour problems?
  • Are beauty pageants exploitative?
  • When should parents let teenagers make their own decisions?
  • What age is appropriate for dating?
  • Does boredom lead to trouble?
  • Is competition good?
  • Is fashion important?
  • Is homework harmful or helpful?
  • Should students be allowed to grade their teachers?
  • High school graduates should take a year off before going to college
  • Participating in team sports helps to develop a person’s character
  • How long can you be in love with someone?
  • Cigarettes should be made illegal
  • People have become overly dependent on technology
  • Privacy is not very important
  • Study abroad programs are a waste of money
  • The primary mission of colleges and universities should be preparing students for the workforce
  • Higher taxes should be imposed on soft drinks and junk food
  • How much does money matter in life?
  • What is your attitude towards superstitions?
  • What is your attitude towards slang?
  • What is your attitude towards tattoos?
  • Are exams necessary?
  • How humble should a person be?
  • What is your attitude towards tipping?
  • Voting should be compulsory
  • Students should not be required to take physical education courses
  • Students caught cheating on an examination should be automatically dismissed from college
  • Zoos should be shut down
  • Is torture ever acceptable?
  • Romantic love is a poor basis for marriage
  • Should we rethink how long students spend in high school?
  • Do schools provide students with enough opportunities to be creative?
  • What have you really learnt at school?
  • Is your school day too short?
  • How should schools deal with students who misbehave?
  • Should schools be allowed to use corporal punishment?
  • How should schools address bullying?
  • What is your opinion on the practice of grouping students by their ability at school?
  • Does class size at school matter?
  • Is prom worth it?
  • How important are parent-teacher conferences?
  • How necessary is a college education?
  • Does technology make us more alone?
  • Should people be allowed to be anonymous online?
  • Is online learning as good as face-to-face learning?
  • Can mobile phones be educational tools?
  • How young is too young for a mobile phone?
  • How would you feel about a computer grading your essays?
  • Can a video game be a work of art?
  • Can graffiti ever be considered art?
  • What makes a good commercial?
  • Does pop culture deserve a serious study?
  • Is cheer-leading a sport?
  • When is use of military force justified?
  • Should rich people pay more taxes?
  • Do you support or oppose the death penalty?
  • When does one become an adult?
  • Is modern culture ruining childhood?
  • How, and by whom, should children be taught appropriate behaviour?
  • What can older people learn from your generation?
  • How should parents handle a bad report card?
  • Are anti-smoking ads effective?
  • Is it ethical to eat meat?
  • Can money buy you happiness?
  • Which is more important: talent or hard work?
  • When is a compromise acceptable?
  • Can vegetarian diets be healthy?
  • Is hunting good or bad for the environment?
  • Does recycling really make a difference?
  • What is the best way to handle our thrash? Are landfills a good idea?
  • Who should do chores in a family?
  • Is it good to be an only child?
  • Are large families better for children?
  • How does birth order affect children?
  • Do mobile phones make people more or less connected?
  • Have social media hurt or improved the lives of teenagers?
  • Should schools use video games as a teaching tool?
  • Will paper and books become obsolete?
  • Should parents be able to choose the genetics of their children?
  • What is the next big leap in technology?

Humorous topics

  • How to lose weight without losing your mind
  • How to get rid of an unpleasant roommate (without committing a crime)
  • In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his or her level of incompetence
  • Work expands to fill the time available
  • Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong
  • When life throws you lemons, make lemonade
  • When everything is coming your way, you are in the wrong lane
  • The things I’ve learnt at school: How to whisper/ How to text without looking/ How to look as if I am paying attention
  • When someone in class reminds the teacher about homework
  • If there’s one thing school’s taught me, it’s never to touch the underside of a desk
  • Punishment: Getting your seat changed for talking too much. Solution: …
  • When my substitute teacher is meaner than your regular teacher
  • Trying to stay awake at school is one of the hardest things on earth
  • The awkward moment when you are the only one who did homework
  • Dear Teacher, I talk to everyone, so moving my seat won’t help
  • That feeling of awesomeness when you prove your teacher wrong
  • In boring classes, I improve my art skills
  • When your teacher says “Get out”, it means you won the argument
  • Switching names with your best friend when there’s a substitute teacher
  • That moment in class when you just want to scream “No one cares!”