Planning

• Unpack questions. Look for instruction words, e.g., compare, and embedded parts, e.g., How and why…. . Underline key/topic words. Note limiting words/phrases, e.g., after 1960. 
• Avoid overanalyzing or oversimplifying; you may miss the point. 
• Jot down ideas, key words, formula, lists, crucial facts.
• Write outline: headings, line of argument, points