This document provides instructions for an outline and essay writing activity. Students are asked to bring materials like paper and pens. They will exchange outlines with a partner to write a rough draft based on the other's outline. The outline should be organized into an introduction, body, and conclusion. Students will then reflect on the draft written about their outline and make any necessary revisions to their own outline. Their outline and the draft written about it will be collected when the first rough draft is due.

1. Outline

2. Materials needed
Your outline
A sheet of paper
black or blue pen
red pen

3. Reminder
If you don’t have your outline, and you don’t have an
outline to check, work on your outline during this
time.
Three criteria for outlines:
Should show quality of work
Should reflect a thousand words of information
You should be able to hand your outline to someone
else, and they would be able to write your essay for you.

4. Organize: Preparation
Look over your outline
Make sure all of your ideas are organized into
paragraphs: Introduction, Body, Conclusion.

5. Read: 10 minutes
Switch your outline with someone else’s
Write your name on the upper right hand corner of
their outline in red pen
Reflect on its organization

6. Write: 30 minutes (black/blue pen)
On the separate sheet of paper, write your
heading on the upper left hand corner
Based on the information given on the
outline, write a rough draft of their essay
Write as much as you can, DO NOT try to
finish the whole thing
Do not assume or add new information
that is not on their outline.

7. Reflect: Homework
Get your outline and the rough draft
created for you from your partner.
Reflect on the rough draft that was
created for you.
Fill in any gaps in your outline.
Make any corrections necessary.

8. Rough Draft 1 due 11/13
Outlines will be collected on the day the first rough
draft is due.
Staple the rough draft created for you to the back of
your outline.
Create a rough draft based on your outline.
It should be at least 1000 words, not including your
heading or title.
It should be typed.
It should have organized and focused paragraphs.