What to confirm before writing
Confirm task type, prompt demand, target band, and each paragraph role first.
Break the problem into one blocker, one piece of diagnostic evidence, and one next revision target first. The smaller the problem, the more focused the rewrite becomes.
Make the problem smaller first so the rewrite can actually focus.
Starting with sentence patterns can make the essay look complete while task response, overview, or development remains thin.
If you can write many sentences but cannot name each paragraph role, the problem is usually structural.
Confirm task type, prompt demand, target band, and each paragraph role first.
Write a four-line skeleton: task action, overall judgement, two paragraph roles, and one revision target.
These pages explain the Banfen Writing diagnostic and blocker-repair method, Task 1 overview, Task 2 development, and common score blockers.
Submit the prompt and essay, find the criterion that most affects the score, then decide which paragraph to rewrite.