{"id":1263,"date":"2025-04-23T23:50:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T23:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1263"},"modified":"2025-07-30T22:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T22:06:08","slug":"drafting-apply-it","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/chapter\/drafting-apply-it\/","title":{"raw":"Drafting: Apply It","rendered":"Drafting: Apply It"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\" aria-label=\"Learning Goals\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Explain strategies for starting your essay<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Explain how to turn an outline into a draft<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Examine why writing multiple drafts is important<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<h2 data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"709\">Struggling to Start Your Draft?<\/h2>\r\n<p data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"709\">Have you ever sat down to write and felt like your brain just freezes at the first sentence? 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In fact, many of the habits that slow us down are incredibly common\u2014and totally fixable.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"textbox watchIt\" aria-label=\"Watch It\">Watch this video to see some common traps students fall into when starting their first drafts, and tips for overcoming them.\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/iframe_api \"><\/script>\r\n<p class=\"cc-media-iframe-container\"><iframe id=\"tpm-plugin-bebfdhfh-N0z0WmqY6t8\" class=\"cc-media-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N0z0WmqY6t8?enablejsapi=1 \" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"3p-plugin-target-bebfdhfh-N0z0WmqY6t8\" class=\"p3sdk-target\"><\/div>\r\n<p class=\"cc-media-iframe-container\"><script type='text\/javascript' src='\/\/plugin.3playmedia.com\/ajax.js?cc=1&cc_minimizable=1&cc_minimize_on_load=0&cc_multi_text_track=0&cc_overlay=1&cc_searchable=0&embed=ajax&mf=13492893&p3sdk_version=1.11.7&p=20361&player_type=youtube&plugin_skin=dark&target=3p-plugin-target-bebfdhfh-N0z0WmqY6t8&vembed=0&video_id=N0z0WmqY6t8&video_target=tpm-plugin-bebfdhfh-N0z0WmqY6t8'><\/script><\/p>\r\nYou can view the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/English+Comp\/Transcripts\/How+EVERY+Student+Can+Become+A+FAST+Writer_transcript.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transcript for \u201cHow EVERY Student Can Become A FAST Writer\u201d here (opens in new window).<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/section><section class=\"textbox tryIt\" aria-label=\"Try It\">\r\n<p data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"494\">[ohm2_question hide_question_numbers=1]40662[\/ohm2_question]<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"494\">[ohm2_question hide_question_numbers=1]40663[\/ohm2_question]<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"494\">[ohm2_question hide_question_numbers=1]40664[\/ohm2_question]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>","rendered":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\" aria-label=\"Learning Goals\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Explain strategies for starting your essay<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Explain how to turn an outline into a draft<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Examine why writing multiple drafts is important<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<h2 data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"709\">Struggling to Start Your Draft?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"709\">Have you ever sat down to write and felt like your brain just freezes at the first sentence? 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