Understand the issue
Identify the central tension, competing values and relevant evidence in the prompt.
Practice developing a clear thesis, using provided perspectives and evidence, addressing counterarguments and organizing a persuasive response.
Identify the central tension, competing values and relevant evidence in the prompt.
Form a defensible thesis and organize reasons before drafting.
Use evidence, address alternatives and maintain clear paragraph structure.
Use the prewriting period to map perspectives, evidence and your position.
Choose a thesis that can acknowledge complexity while remaining clear.
Organize paragraphs around reasons rather than summarizing sources one by one.
Reserve time to improve clarity, transitions and sentence-level accuracy.