What to confirm before writing
Before reading a model answer, write your own thesis, topic sentence, and one reason.
Identify where the writing step breaks first, then choose the next revision step. No model essay memorisation, and no generic correction list.
Diagnose first, then rewrite; repair one step before writing the next essay.
Memorising model answers can improve surface language while causing off-task or unstable-position risk when the prompt changes.
If you only remember expressions but cannot name which sentence explains, compares, or concedes, learning has not become skill.
Before reading a model answer, write your own thesis, topic sentence, and one reason.
Extract one step from the model answer, then rewrite it with your own prompt and position.
These pages explain the Banfen Writing diagnostic and blocker-repair method, Task 1 overview, Task 2 development, and common score blockers.
Submit your paragraph and find one scoring evidence point to repair first.