{"id":1264,"date":"2025-04-23T23:50:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T23:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1264"},"modified":"2025-06-29T18:03:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T18:03:24","slug":"drafting-fresh-take","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/chapter\/drafting-fresh-take\/","title":{"raw":"Drafting: Fresh Take","rendered":"Drafting: Fresh Take"},"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>From Outline to Draft<\/h2>\r\n<section class=\"textbox watchIt\" aria-label=\"Watch It\">Consider this guidance from an English professor. 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