The document discusses the importance of drafting essays and provides steps for writing an effective first draft. It recommends starting the drafting process by becoming familiar with the topic through research and interviews to gather different perspectives. The key steps include narrowing the topic, creating a thesis statement, and systematizing ideas using outlining or clustering techniques. The document emphasizes that multiple drafts are essential to improving the essay and refining the content, structure, style and flow before it is ready for submission.