This is an EDITABLE step by step directions on how to build/write an essay for any high school student. Regardless if the essay is persuasive or informative, this will help get students moving in the right direction! As a teacher, whenever I start a paper with my students, I inevitably get the same questions about where to start and how to write a thesis over and over again-AND that's with mini lessons! If you feel like that's you, this is a perfect resource!