Essay One--Draft Introduction and Informal Outline (Lady Bird)

English Composition: Drafting Worksheet

1. Which topic from the assignment sheet have you chosen? Describe the topic and your general take on it. What do you think of the topic and what do you think you might do with it?

2. Considering the topic you are planning to write about, what elements of the text do you plan to talk about? Think of this question as asking for the content topic of body paragraphs. What will these content topics demonstrate about the essay topic? Think of at least three.

3. In one or two sentences, summarize the premise of the primary source. Include the name of the title (italicized in MLA) and the author.

4. Explain how the topic you’ve chosen is manifested in the text. What question(s) or problem(s) related to this topic are posed by the film?

5. Thesis part one: How does an element(s) of the text explore your topic?

6. Thesis part two: As a result, what defined meaning or reflection upon the world does this exploration produce?

Question 2 could lead to paragraph topics. Questions 3 to 6 can build and introductory paragraph (with modifications for style and logic between sentences).