POSSIBLE EXIT WRITING TOPICS
1. Cultural anthropologists claim that for the first time in history the old are learning from the young. In a 5paragraph essay, explain what you think they are learning. Use specific reasons and examples to support your
claim.
2. Community service can be a valuable part of the college experience. If you were to devote one year of service
to a volunteer project, what would it be, and what would you hope to accomplish? Use specific reasons and
examples to support your answer in a 5-paragraph essay.
3. Write a 5-paragraph essay in which you use specific examples to illustrate the ways in which a person, a book,
or a film has had an impact on your life.
4. Do you trust someone in authority if he or she is a sloppy dresser, has dirty fingernails, or needs a haircut? In a
5-paragraph essay, explain why or why not. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
5. You are in charge of a project that will send a small unmanned capsule into deep space. The idea is to show
anyone or anything that finds it what life in the U.S. is like right now. Write a 5-paragraph essay in which you
explain what three items you would include, using specific reasons and examples to support your choices.
6. If you could have one new skill for a year, what would it be and why? Use specific reasons and examples to
support your reasoning in a 5-paragraph essay.
7. Write a 5-paragraph essay in which you discuss why the number of people shopping online is growing. Use
specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
8. Write a 5-paragraph essay describing the ways you currently adapt and/or change your body (including
clothing-style choices) to express your individuality or your tastes and opinions. Use specific reasons and
examples to support your answer.
9. Write a 5-paragraph essay in which you discuss how some negative experience (e.g., disability, illness, failure)
has had a positive influence on your life. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
10. How often should a person be given another chance after he or she has been unfaithful, lied, or broken a
promise? Write a 5-paragraph essay in which you explain why you chose the number you did. Use specific
reasons and examples to support your answer
