Look at your rough draft. Copy the most awkward sentence you have written. Look up a way to change that sentence with an online source or by using a grammar or syntax manual, such as Tufte’s Artful Sentences, Explain why the original sentence was awkward.

Read jonathan swift's essay "a modest proposal." note the six numbered arguments that swift makes midway through the essay. write down your analysis and response to his arguments. as you write your response, keep in mind his central themes and ideas in the essay.