{"id":678,"date":"2016-04-11T13:40:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T13:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=678"},"modified":"2020-01-20T19:52:21","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T19:52:21","slug":"try-it-drafting","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/chapter\/try-it-drafting\/","title":{"raw":"Try It: Drafting","rendered":"Try It: Drafting"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Drafting Activity<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\r\n<h3>To Do<\/h3>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-426\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2016\/03\/31221324\/6880225956_2111dbe381_z.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of four hands holding red pencils at each corner of the photo, so that a square is formed in the central negative space\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>Pen to paper time (or fingers to keyboard time).\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Using all the writing you've done up to this point, including your prewriting, outlining, and most current draft of your thesis statement, build a <strong>complete first draft<\/strong> of your essay.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nRight now, it's all about generating content. Remember from the reading in this section that first drafts are rarely pretty. Do your best to ignore the critical part of your brain, and turn loose your creative energies, instead.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2><div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Gsp88SxEjaa76QUzMG3iwpTbESsUlrqRsAmFBG_hSt4\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\">Learn More<\/a>","rendered":"<h2>Drafting Activity<\/h2>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>To Do<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-426\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2016\/03\/31221324\/6880225956_2111dbe381_z.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of four hands holding red pencils at each corner of the photo, so that a square is formed in the central negative space\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>Pen to paper time (or fingers to keyboard time).<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Using all the writing you&#8217;ve done up to this point, including your prewriting, outlining, and most current draft of your thesis statement, build a <strong>complete first draft<\/strong> of your essay.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Right now, it&#8217;s all about generating content. Remember from the reading in this section that first drafts are rarely pretty. Do your best to ignore the critical part of your brain, and turn loose your creative energies, instead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? 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