- Evidence of prewriting and invention strategies (such as a file that contains your brainstorming, freewrit, clustering, mind mapping, or listing)
- A 12-sent thesis statement that clearly states your position on the topic and 3 reasons that support the position
- An outline that provides one main aspect or idea related to the selected issue for each of the 3 body para of the ess
- Note: The article you select should contain evidence that will support 1 or more of these body-para points.
- A 1-sentence quoted passage from your article, cited with a proper APA in-text citation.
- Note: This passage should contain ideas or information that would support one of your body para points.