1. Writing Assignment
• Informative essay – give information
• At least 300 words
• Grammar, vocabulary, content, layout

2. Step 1
• Decide topic
• Example: Shakespeare

3. Step 2
• What questions will you answer?
• Example: Personal life, Famous plays, Legacy

4. Step 3
• Draft an outline (disposition)
• Based on the questions you will answer
• Exampel: Where was Shakespeare born? What
plays did he write? How do we remember
Shakespeare today?

5. Step 4
• Research
• Online, books, etc.

6. Step 5
• Start writing
• Opening – interesting – hook the reader
• Example: Who was William Shakespeare? You might
have heard the name, but what do you really know?
In this essay I will present some interesting facts
about the man behind the quote ”to be or not to be”.

7. Step 6
• Write the main body of the essay
• Present the information in an interesting way
• Different paragraphs – different information

8. Step 7
• Conclusion
• Sum up the information you have given
• Don’t add anything new
• Example: As you can see, William Shakespeare was a
very interesting person. He was not only a play writer,
but also a well educated man. Without him we wouldn’t
have ”Hamlet” or ”Romeo and Juliet”, and the quote ”to
be or not to be” would not be world renowned.