TOPIC

_______________________________________________________ is my favourite thing to do.

LISTING IDEAS and MARKING IDEAS ON YOUR LIST

list as many ideas as you can about your topic
if you run out of ideas, ask questions to generate more ideas
when you have a list of ideas, look at your list and look for ideas that fit together
mark related ideas with the same number
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GROUPING IDEAS
make three lists of ideas; put all the 1s together, the 2s together, and the 3s together
give each of your lists a subtitle
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OUTLINE
making an outline for your essay allows you to organize your ideas into the order you will
present them in your essay
Thesis:

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Subpoint 1: ___________________________________________________________
Details:

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Subpoint 2: ___________________________________________________________
Details:

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Subpoint 3: ___________________________________________________________
Details:

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Conclusion: __________________________________________________________
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ROUGH DRAFT
its time to write your essay
begin with some introductory material about your topic (general statements, story, quote,
questions, importance of topic, or a statement opposite of your thesis)
then write your thesis
start a new paragraph and write the body. Be sure to separate your subpoints with transition
words like first, second, finally.
start a new paragraph and write the conclusion that includes the thesis, subpoints and a
concluding statement.
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