Your budding scholars spent the day in the library looking for a topic for their research essay, and now they are all in tears because there is too much information available on their topics. Wipe those tears away with the ideas and activities available in this resource. Developing writers collaborate, and break down large topics (WWII, terrorism, skateboarding) by brainstorming aspects, events, and associations proceeding from the topic. From their discoveries, happy learners develop a more specific and manageable topic for their writing.