| A. | Preparing | 1. | Reader's questions | a. | The relationship between method and material | | b. | The exam maker's unarticulated agenda | | c. | The exam maker's expectations |
| | 2. | Writer's questions | a. | Examwriting habits, grade pressure | | b. | Preparation throughout the term | | c. | The writer's short-term commitment and longrange goals |
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| | B. | Planning | 1. | A project view of the whole exam | | 2. | Timetable for the whole exam: planning the process from preparation to proofreading | | 3. | Structure: provisional thesis, including an althoughclause for the opposing side; condensed because-clauses as evidence; argument-outline in beginning-middleend form for each question | | 4. | Write the essays on the right-hand pages, and use the left-hand pages for insertions while proofreading | | 5. | Pace and intensity: distributing energy appropriately throughout the exam |
| | C. | Generating | 1. | Answering the question; explaining the divergences | | 2. | Representation: typifying examples |
| | D. | Producing | 1. | Focusing meaning through the lens of time: coherence, consistency, transitions, and unity | | 2. | Conclusion: a new perspective | | 3. | Proofreading |
| | E. | An Examwriting policy |
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