Dividing Your Topic Into 3 Points


After you have completed the research you must dividide it up into the (usually three) main points you are going to cover. There are a number of ways to do this. The simple way to do this is to use the chart below and choose one point from Column A and two from Column B.

Column A: Column B:
Define the Concept History
  Future
  Uses
  Impact on Society
  Technological Impact
  Medical Impact
  Political Impact
  Psychological Impact
  Economic Impact
  Environmental Impact
  Whatever
  Else
  You think of....

If you are unclear about what is meant by defining your topic, check out Creating Definitions.

Or you may divide your topic into points chronologically, spatially, causally, or by order of importance.