<p>The last step of Active Thinking is working through The Big Six. As its name suggests, there are six big ways to analyze the subject of your essay. In the first part of this two-part section of The Writing Process, I'll give you some advice for generating paragraphs that answer four of the six questions: Who, What, When, and Where.</p>

The Writing Process: Step 4--The Big Six Part 2 (Why and How)

If you're an English major, you're in the wrong place. Go away. There is nothing for you here. As for the rest of you—with your heads on right, rather than moaning over the past participle—let’s get down to business. I’m Ms. Wilson-Young, a lowly English teacher in the middle of Georgia. I’ve been teaching at technical and two-year colleges for the majority of my 20-year career, and I know you just want to pass a college English class or two, with as few scars as possible, and get on with your life. I’m here to help. And maybe even inspire you to do better than just pass.