Your student and I will: 

• Brainstorm ideas for a topic.

• Settle on a topic.

• Consider themes within the topic.

• Write a "hook" opening sentence.

• Develop paragraphs.

• Add supporting details to paragraphs.

• Link themes of paragraphs to the overall topic. 

• Close the piece with an original perspective. 

• Edit. Revise. Wordsmith.