Chapter 3: Exploring, Planning, and Drafting

CHAPTER 3
Exploring, Planning, and Drafting

CONNECT: What kind of thesis will your audience want or need to see? 3c, 10d–h

CREATE: Draft a thesis for a piece of writing that you are doing either for school or for fun.

REFLECT: Respond to Storyboards on working thesis.

PERHAPS, LIKE SOME WRITERS, you just plunge right into your work, thinking about and developing ideas as you go along. Or perhaps you find that you can work more effectively by producing detailed blueprints or storyboards before you ever begin drafting. You may even draw pictures to help you find something new and compelling to say. If you haven’t found an effective way to get started, you may want to try out different methods.