1. Subject: What interests you about the subject of this paper? Why is it worth writing about?
2. Purpose: Why are you writing? What goal should your essay accomplish?
3. Audience: Who are your readers? How well informed are they about your subject, and what do you want them to learn?
4. Genre: What genre does the assignment require? What are the expectations and conventions of this genre?
5. Sources of information: where will you find the information you need? What kinds of evidence will be appropriate and effective?
6. Length and format: What are the length and format requirements for this assignment?
7. What are your deadlines? When will you need to start drafting your essay in order to meet your deadines?
Each of your answers should be at least two or three sentences long, but feel free to write as much as you like. The more you think and write about these issues, the better prepared you will be to write your essay.
You do not need to write your answers as an essay; numbered answers will be fine.
THIS IS A PREWRITING EXERCISE FOR A MAJOR PAPER. I’VE ATTACHED THE CHECKLIST, PAPER #1 WRITING INSTRUCTIONS, AND MY OUTLINE TO ORDER, YOU CAN RE-WORD IT IF YOU LIKE