Seven methods for helping students find theme topics are presented in this document. The methods include the following: setting up a library browsing table of records, books, and criticism related to the work of literature that is being studied; permitting students to choose topics based on observation of the surrounding community or reactions to the mass media; providing a browsing hour in the college library or in a classroom filled with tape players, films, radios, books, and record players; and having students respond to a mock argument or develop free associations based on vague auditory or visual stimuli. (CC)