Excerpt from Dr. Farber's Tenth-Grade Lesson
Mary McCormick
Mr. Leyland, the internship coordinator, suggested I choose Dr. Farber, a veterinarian. He said I'd learn about careers and plenty
about myself by spending time with Dr. Farber. I'd never owned a pet and was worried that I'd make a poor veterinarian's
assistant, but Mr. Leyland had been matching students and careers forever, and I figured he was probably capable of helping
students discover occupations. I completed the necessary forms and noted Dr. Farber's address in my copybook
The author, Mary McCormick, wants to write an essay about what qualities an effective veterinarian should possess. Which pre-writing
strategy would be a good place for her to begin?

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