A. Conduct interviews, do some research, ask questions, and make a plan

B. Plunge right in and start writing. Then create your plan based on what you’ve written

C. Look up your topic in the Readers’ Guide and use an article you find as a basis for your plan and outline

D. Ask the reference librarian to help you make a plan and prepare your outline

EXPERT ANSWER

After deciding on an idea for an essay that one has been assigned to write, the next step should be to conduct interviews, do some research, ask questions and make a plan. It will be vital to establish a plan, and formulate an outline of what the essay would be about as this would help determine if they have sufficient information to come up with the essay.

Conducting interviews, researching, asking questions and making a plan, would be the best step after deciding on an idea for an essay that one has been assigned to write. After settling on a topic that one has to research, one will require to acquire some essential information, particularly if it is entirely new. Conducting interviews and performing preliminary research are also important and when one is relatively conversant with the subject matter, they can formulate a plan.