Answer the following questions while watching the Pre Writing Video and be prepared to submit your answers to your instructor.

1. Understand the Assignment: Freewrite 

Think about how one of the discipline specific features, such as purpose, language, or goals, is used in each of the reading selections. What kind of evidence can you use to support the main points you will make in your essay about this feature? Freewrite your response for five minutes.

2. Generate Ideas: Initial Outline

What three or four main points would you like to make in your essay? List each main point and the evidence supporting it.

3. Develop a Thesis Statement: Draft Your Thesis

Write a working thesis statement that names your topic and predicts the direction your essay will follow. One way to do this is to include the three features you are going to use to analyze the readings. (Recall the six features you have to choose from: writer's purpose; writing tone and style; organizational strategies; discipline-specific language; discipline-specific features; and the reader's goals.)

4. Organize Ideas: Your Outline

Now it's time to fill in the missing pieces of the outline you've started. You've already generated your main points and some evidence to support each point.  Now take a moment to come up with some analysis for each of your main points and evidence. You should also try to come up with a hook for your introduction and a final thought for your conclusion.