{"id":2931,"date":"2018-07-12T12:36:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T12:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-wm-englishcomposition1\/?post_type=chapter&p=2931"},"modified":"2021-07-28T14:05:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T14:05:44","slug":"drafting-summary","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-englishcomposition1-2\/chapter\/drafting-summary\/","title":{"raw":"Drafting Summary","rendered":"Drafting Summary"},"content":{"raw":"Drafting an essay\u00a0is a creative process that\u00a0takes some time.\u00a0 Even though you start with a thesis and some ideas for units of support, it takes time to develop those ideas with examples and details, and to order the ideas in a way that makes sense, given your main idea.\r\n\r\nThink of drafting your essay in terms of growing plants.\u00a0\u00a0You start with the seedling - the\u00a0thesis or main idea.\r\n\r\n\"sprouts\r\n\r\nThe seedling grows and sprouts and you then work with multiple, larger plants.\u00a0 These are your examples and details and different types of support.\u00a0\u00a0As\u00a0you develop more support, you start to categorize and organize it.\r\n\r\n\"young\r\n\r\nFinally, after careful work, you have something that's fully developed and organized.\r\n\r\n\"plants\r\n\r\nHere's a big hint: try not to revise as you draft.\r\n\r\nRevising moves you into an analytical mode, whereas drafting is a creative mode.\u00a0 Revising as you draft is akin to second-guessing your plants (Should I have chosen a different variety of lettuce - should I stop growing these at an early stage\u00a0and re-plant?\u00a0 Was it wise to\u00a0try growing\u00a0hydroponically - should I move the plants\u00a0to\u00a0a field?).\u00a0 Revising as you draft can become unproductive, because you keep stopping.\u00a0 Instead, during the drafting phase, let your ideas germinate and grow as much as possible.\r\n\r\nView the following video to review drafting processes.\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZEqkkhP0k0A[\/embed]\r\n\r\n\"Stop\r\n

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Drafting an essay\u00a0is a creative process that\u00a0takes some time.\u00a0 Even though you start with a thesis and some ideas for units of support, it takes time to develop those ideas with examples and details, and to order the ideas in a way that makes sense, given your main idea.<\/p>\n

Think of drafting your essay in terms of growing plants.\u00a0\u00a0You start with the seedling – the\u00a0thesis or main idea.<\/p>\n

\"sprouts<\/p>\n

The seedling grows and sprouts and you then work with multiple, larger plants.\u00a0 These are your examples and details and different types of support.\u00a0\u00a0As\u00a0you develop more support, you start to categorize and organize it.<\/p>\n

\"young<\/p>\n

Finally, after careful work, you have something that’s fully developed and organized.<\/p>\n

\"plants<\/p>\n

Here’s a big hint: try not to revise as you draft.<\/p>\n

Revising moves you into an analytical mode, whereas drafting is a creative mode.\u00a0 Revising as you draft is akin to second-guessing your plants (Should I have chosen a different variety of lettuce – should I stop growing these at an early stage\u00a0and re-plant?\u00a0 Was it wise to\u00a0try growing\u00a0hydroponically – should I move the plants\u00a0to\u00a0a field?).\u00a0 Revising as you draft can become unproductive, because you keep stopping.\u00a0 Instead, during the drafting phase, let your ideas germinate and grow as much as possible.<\/p>\n

View the following video to review drafting processes.<\/p>\n