Drafting

​Drafting Your Essay

Filling in all of the details and examples​

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​This is where you are going to fill in all of the details into the outline you started yesterday!

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

​Drafting is the second stage of the writing process.

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​Look at your first reason.

​What would be a good example to go along with that reason?

• ​A passage?

• A statistic?

• A scenario?

​You've already gotten the broad, overarching reason that supports your claim

​​Broad

​Your examples that go along with your reasons are the more narrow, specific ideas.

​​Narrow

​Let's think back to the persuasive essay we read about Alaska

It could have used some different details!​

Poll

Your first body paragraph talks about how a lot of people visit Alaska. Which would be the best evidence to go along with this? Which would be the best evidence to go along with this?

• A statistic about how many people visit each year.

• A story about how overcrowding destroyed the salmon run.

• A list of tourist shops to stop at in downtown.

• The yearly data for revenue brought in by tourist spending.

Poll

Your second body paragraph is all about making memories while visiting Alaska. Which would be the best evidence to go along with this?

• A story about your family vacation to Ketchikan.

• A list of art museums in Anchorage.

• The summer tide predictions for the Homer Spit.

• Where to rent a kayak and how to buy a fishing license.

Poll

Your third body paragraph talks about nature and the environment. Which would be the best evidence to use with this?

• A description of the different habitats and ecosystems.

• A list of the types of terrain found in Alaska.

• The difficulties of getting through an Alaskan winter.

• A guide for finding blueberries while hiking in the Chugach Mountain Range.

​Now let's recap

Multiple Choice

Your three reasons are:

• Broad Topics

• Narrow Topics

• Specific Topics

• Objective Topics

Multiple Choice

Your examples and evidence are

• Broad Topics

• Narrow Topics

• Subjective Topics

• Objective Topics

Multiple Choice

Your body paragraphs should have information in the same order as your

• T-Chart

• Introduction Paragraph

• Thesis Statement

• Conclusion Paragraph

Multiple Choice

Drafting happens in the ________ of the writing Process

• First Stage

• Second Stage

• Third Stage

• Fourth Stage

Multiple Choice

When we draft, we use our ___________ to help us keep our information organized.

• T-Chart

• Brainstorming

• Prompt

• Outline