Carson is working on drafting an explanatory or informative essay. I first provided organizational ideas such as organizing ideas by level of importance, and then provided transition phrases and words to incorporate in this organizational style. As Carson drafted the introduction, we discussed how to combine sentences , how to reorganize sentences within his paragraph ,and how to add information informing the reader why the topic of the essay- proper preparation for a tennis tournament- is important. Carson is always very quick to recognize how to improve his sentences and word choice. We then worked on incorporating details into the body of the paragraph as details and explanation are the crux of this type of essay.