| The Writing Assignment | 383 |
| Writing a Draft: Invention, Research, Planning, and Composing | 384 |
| Evaluating the Draft: Getting a Critical Reading | 392 |
| Improving the Draft: Revising, Formatting, Editing, and Proofreading | 394 |
Write an essay evaluating a specific subject. Examine your subject closely, and make a judgment about it. Give reasons for your judgment that are based on widely recognized criteria or standards for evaluating a subject like yours. Support your reasons with examples and other details primarily from your subject.
This Guide to Writing is designed to help you compose your own evaluation and apply what you have learned from reading other essays in the same genre. This Starting Points chart will help you find answers to questions you might have about composing an essay evaluating a subject. Use the chart to find the guidance you need, when you need it.