Help! What Should I Write About?
When students have to pick a topic to write a paper on, they will often pick something that's so broad it can't be approached in one paper, something so narrow there are no available materials, or find themselves entirely stuck and can't think of a single thing. Films On Demand can help. Using the "hamburger menu" on the top left of the homepage, they can see all the topics and subtopics covered in the database, which might help them focus their thinking.
You can also show them some of the intriguing films that are available within the database that can whet their appetite for more information and encourage them to dive in themselves. The following "20-Minute Guides" are appetizers...20 minutes of film on various topics that can get students ready to try more.