The main thing I do before I start writing an essay is to brainstorm. Pick a specific topic then go gather as much details and information as I need. Then I would organize the information and specify the purpose and what kind of audience I am writing for. For example, when I started to write my strong response paper to The Church on Capitalism. The first thing I needed to do was to find out what the author is trying to tell the readers, and in which way is he telling us. This process helped me cut all the information down into smaller sections and closely examine what the author is intending. Drafting is when the writer starts to put notes into sentences and paragraphs. The first thing I did after gathering information was to start putting them together, which was forming thesis statements, leads, body paragraphs, and conclusions. Also, I put in my own stylistic choices to gain more focus on my paper. Such as when I started the essay with a quote from the author. This technique catches the readers into thinking, “oh why did the author say that?” Giving the readers a part of the essay could make the readers have more interest because they will somewhat know what the essay will be about. The main thing that guided me into writing a better essay was using the 3-EX throughout the body paragraphs. Using the 3-EX was finding the expository, example, and explanation. I used this technique to help the readers understand the specific information I was trying to explain. For example when I wrote my rhetorical analysis of my angle of vision. I gave the readers what the five writing strategies were and what they mean, then I gave an example of what the strategy would like so the readers can relate to, and last I explained why that has helped me form my paragraphs better. Drafting is a plan of how the final is going to be like. This process helped me start from the bottom where the essay might not be as great, to slowly drafting a better essay