Planning Stages
• Analyze the writing assignment.
• Pick a topic.
• Define the audience, purpose, and writing situation.
• Brainstorm and narrow the topic.
• Create an outline.
• Plan the information search (for books, articles, etc., in the
library).
• Plan a system for taking notes from information sources.
• Plan any graphics you'd like to see in your writing project.
• Agree on style and format questions (see the following
discussion).
• Develop a work schedule for the project and divide the
responsibilities (see the following).