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 * 1. The stages of writing an essay (video)**
 * Analyse the title
 * Collect all the ideas you have
 * Draw a diagram to show which ideas and evidence to use
 * Write your plan
 * Write the first draft, first attempt
 * Ask for feedback on the first draft
 * Write your final essay
 * 2. How to analyse the title -** what is the hidden question in the title?
 * Discuss the reasons why people choose to walk the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela now and before
 * What reasons people have to walk the pilgrimage route Santiago de Compostela now and before
 * 3. Collecting the ideas you have**
 * write down all the ideas which answer the question in title
 * think about the main ideas - you might not to use them in the essay but it is best to know all the main points you might include at this stage
 * 4. Deciding which ideas and evidence to use**
 * take the ideas you think are most useful and interesting
 * decide how you will organize them in order to answer the question in the title
 * do not forget the evidence, evidence means details, examples and facts you can use to support your ideas
 * organize the main points and enrich them by adding details and examples to support these points
 * three points (in this case anyway)
 * 5. Writing your plan**


 * Remember that** as writer, you need to be sure that your ideas linked together in logical way