Decide which points of argument to include. Once you have a good sense of your audience, your own position, and your opposition's strongest arguments, try making a Pro- and -Con Sheet to help you sort out which points you will discuss in your essay Let's suppose you want to write an editorial on the sale - of - class - notes controversy a your school. Should professional note-takers be allowed to sit in on a course and then sell class members? After reviewing the evidence on both sides, you have decided to argue that your school should prohibit professional note-taking services from lecture classes and selling notes. To help yourself begin planning your large essay, you listall the pro-and-on arguments you can think of concerning the controversy