Touchstone 3.2: Draft Your Essay

instructions

Step 1: Draft Your Essay

Use your outline and annotated bibliography to guide your writing. As you write, you may need to adjust your plan, such as replacing one of your subpoints because the research leads you in a different direction. This is all part of the writing process.

Your draft should include at least seven paragraphs: An introduction, five body paragraphs (with at least one for the counterarguments and rebuttals), and a conclusion. Be sure to proofread for grammar, punctuation, and formatting errors.

Step 2: Reflection

Below your assignment, include answers to all of the following reflection questions.

• Provide one example of a place where you have used rhetorical appeals or source material to support your argument. How does this enhance your essay? (23 sentences)
• You will revise this draft for your final paper. Are there parts of your draft that you feel like you’d like specific feedback on, or have questions about? (34 sentences)