1. Outline

2. Materials needed Your outline A sheet of paper black or blue pen red pen

3. Reminder If you don’t have your outline, and you don’t have an outline to check, work on your outline during this time. Three criteria for outlines: Should show quality of work Should reflect a thousand words of information You should be able to hand your outline to someone else, and they would be able to write your essay for you.

4. Organize: Preparation Look over your outline Make sure all of your ideas are organized into paragraphs: Introduction, Body, Conclusion.

5. Read: 10 minutes Switch your outline with someone else’s Write your name on the upper right hand corner of their outline in red pen Reflect on its organization

6. Write: 30 minutes (black/blue pen) On the separate sheet of paper, write your heading on the upper left hand corner Based on the information given on the outline, write a rough draft of their essay Write as much as you can, DO NOT try to finish the whole thing Do not assume or add new information that is not on their outline.

7. Reflect: Homework Get your outline and the rough draft created for you from your partner. Reflect on the rough draft that was created for you. Fill in any gaps in your outline. Make any corrections necessary.

8. Rough Draft 1 due 11/14 Outlines will be collected on the day the first rough draft is due. Staple the rough draft created for you to the back of your outline. Create a rough draft based on your outline. It should be at least 1000 words, not including your heading or title. It should be typed. It should have organized and focused paragraphs.