The phrase "assign topics" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the act of designating specific subjects or themes for discussion, research, or writing.
Example: "The teacher will assign topics for the students' research papers next week."
Alternatives: "designate subjects" or "allocate themes."
But it's all backfill to "round out the coverage," says Pitaro, when Yahoo needs to assign topics like "lacrosse or local politics".
In some courses, I assign topics related to what we will be discussing in class and let student groups present the concept and provide an example for the first 5 to 10 minutes of class.
StumbleUpon will assign topics to the website based on its meta-data.
Students will need solid notes on all of the assigned topics to adequately complete their homework assignment.
I will then e-mail everyone their assigned topics.
Columnists, like Ms. Collins, both pitch their own ideas and are assigned topics to explore.
Participants are assigned topics and given 15 minutes to prepare their cases.
3. Research assigned topics to take a closer look at the various players; act as television reporters to outline brief news reports on what they have learned.
Using the information provided in the article "Experts Find Reduced Effects of Chernobyl," as well as all other available classroom resources, groups research their assigned topics for the remainder of the class period.
We've asked our contributors to plumb the hundreds, sometimes thousands, of sites devoted to their assigned topics and distill them to two or three or four that offer the greatest potential utility to a civilian computist.
Speakers are assigned topics across the land conservation spectrum, from identification of target sites, through the acquisition process, to ongoing stewardship of the land after the deal is done.
