Chapter 14- Drafting

This chapter discusses drafting. First part to this chapter is is about using your outline to draft your  paper. Your outline should include:

• the points you will include in your document
• the order in which you will make your points
• the evidence you will use to support each point

Next section is the ways you can draft effective paragraphs. First off you want to focus on a central idea which is typically introduced in your topic sentence. The rest of the paragraph will expand on that. Then follow an organizing pattern, some to consider are:

• Chronology: Identifying the sequence in which events occur over time 
• description: presenting the distinguishing features of an idea, a concept , or an event
• definition: explaining an idea, a concept, or an event
• cause/effect: identifying factors that lead to (cause) and outcome (effect)

Another way to draft an effective paragraph is to use details and examples. Also by integrating information from your sources effectively and using transitions to go between paragraphs.

The third section in this chapter is how to draft your introduction. You need to frame your issue first in a way that anyone who reads it can understand it and interpret your ideas. There are several strategies you can use when writing your introduction, they include:

• state the topic
• establish the context
• state your thesis
• define a problem
• make a surprising statement
• ask a question
• tell a story
• provide a historical account
• draw a contrast
• lead with a quotation

Section four is ways to make sure your paper is easy to follow. things you can do to help with this are:

• provide a map
• use headings and subheadings
• provide forecast and cross references
• use a menu
• pay attention to design principles

The last section to this chapter is drafting your conclusion. First things first is to restate or reinforce the points you have already made. Then select a strategy for your conclusion by:

• offer additional analysis 
• speculate about the future
• close with a quotation
• close with a story
• close with a question
• call your readers to action
• link to your introduction