Instructions Choose a topic suitable for an informal essay. If you can, design the essay to be humorous. Write a short outline to organize what you plan to say. Then write your essay. Your informal essay should be at least 400 words long.

Before you begin writing your essay, review the steps in the writing process as found below:

Prewriting: brainstorming ideas, choosing a topic, writing a thesis sentence, and outlining your essay.

Writing a rough draft: following your outline to draft your ideas in paragraph form.

Revising: rereading your work to make necessary changes in content, tone, word choice, and sentence structure.

Editing: checking your work to ensure that the format, spelling, and mechanics are correct.

Publishing: writing your final draft clearly and neatly to fit the requirements of the assignment.