Orwell’s writing does a number of excellent things in “Politics and the English Language.” We want to us this essay as one of many models for our research paper. The introduction of the essay, paragraphs 1 and 2 specifically, are doing a lot of work establishing both audience and topic. This first discussion board tasks you with unpacking how Orwell’s introduction works and then brainstorming your own potential paper topics. First, you must analyze Orwell and you’ve already been primed to read with these questions in mind: How does Orwell introduce – or construct? – his essay’s central topic? Who is Orwell’s audience and how can you tell? From here, you want to brainstorm topics for your future research: What are you interested in researching? Who would this conversation be directed towards? Aim for at least 3 different topics. Like Orwell does in his intro, you want to describe the topics/issues you are interested in pursuing. Don’t worry if your ideas are vague right now – it’s your first substantive assignment. When responding to 2 classmates of your choice, we want to practice contributing to plans. In your responses consider: Which topic seems the most practical? Which seems most exciting? How could your classmate better narrow the scope of 1 topic? 56