T i p s f o r t h e D r a f t i n g P r o c e s s
Use the following guidelines to help keep your ideas flowing during the drafting stage:
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Keep your thesis statement and assignment in front of you at all times. This will keep you focused on what
your essay needs to do.
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Follow your outline, but be flexible. Don’t feel obligated to stick to your original plan if, as you’re writing,
you come up with a better order of paragraphs, or a new idea.
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Save your drafts. Whether they’re on paper or on the computer, keep a copy of every version of your essay.
(That means, on the computer, you will need to make a copy of your draft into a new document before
revising.) You may find that an idea you thought you weren’t going to use will have a place in your essay
after all.
P r a c t i c e 1
Briefly describe your typical writing process. How have you handled drafting in the past? What can you do to make
drafting more productive?
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