HOW TO WRITE WELL

There are different styles to write a full essay, and they all start from a Short Answer Response, so we'll start with that.

See the RACE rubric for how it's scored and how to construct one.

Steps to follow for the narrative paper (based on a specific question)

1. Read and Identify relevant categories from your notes and text (locate evidence)

2. Sort the materials into categories, not source material (organize evidence)

3. Develop arguments based on the categories (this is where your apply the RACE rubric)

4. Use your arguments to draft a working thesis, (a restatement plus a 'why' or 'how come' answer)

5. Review and Revise, confirm fluency, spelling, adjust order or arguments, modify the explanations, write an introduction and conclusion, etc.

Steps to follow for the analytic paper (based on prompt):

• note: this is going to include any instruction your teacher gives, and the narrative essay steps, as describe above, as well as the ideas below.

1. Read and Identify relevant categories from source article, as well as from your notes and text (locate evidence)

2. Sort the source materials into categories, not source material (organize evidence)

3. Develop arguments based on the categories

4. Use your arguments to draft a working thesis, (a restatement plus a 'why' or 'how come')

5. Review and Revise, confirm fluency, spelling, adjust order or arguments, modify the explanations, write an introduction and conclusion, etc.