寫作中確定了topic和task后，你就要構思作文的具體內容。
我們先來看一下與前兩章相同的例子：
The crime rate among teenagers has increased dramatically in many countries.
Discuss some possible reasons for this increase and suggest solutions.
構思是寫作的重要部分。
想要在寫作中拿高分，僅僅列出自己的觀點是不夠的，還要給出充分的解釋。
Developing Focus Questions
這一題要你闡述青少年犯罪率上升的原因和解決方法。
你可以根據題目要求聯想到幾個focus questions，這對你的寫作有很大幫助。
以下是這一題的focus questions:
Focus question 1: Why has teenage crime increased?
Focus question 2: What can be done about it?
對于這幾個問題，你要給出自己的答案：
Why has teenage crime increased?
• Breakdown in the nuclear family(Nuclear family is a term used to define a family group consisting of a pair of adults and their children, as opposed to single-parent families.)
• Lack of things to do
What can be done about it?
• Government - Provide better support for families & stricter punishments
• Individuals – take responsibility
Extending and Supporting your Ideas
對于以上的問題，你要怎樣闡述?
你可以就以上幾點再問自己幾個問題，如：
Why has there been a breakdown in the nuclear family?
What is the effect of this?
What is a good example of it?
回答了這幾個問題，你的觀點就完整了：
For example:
Why has there been a breakdown in the nuclear family?
- high divorce rates
What is the effect of this?
- no male role model; boys go astray & may commit crime
Planning
以上的內容就是你的作文的主要部分。
下面就是作文的結構：
Essay Plan
Why has teenage crime increased?
1) Breakdown in the nuclear family
- high divorce rates = no father as ‘role model’
– boys go astray, drugs & crime
2) Lack of things to do
- e.g. TV has shown nothing to do
– children see crime as entertainment
What can be done about it?
1) Govt - Provide better support for families
- e.g. more youth centres
– guidance and activities, sport
2) Parents – take responsibility
- provide loving environment, relative as role model