Read about the Debate of Ratification from assigned readings in your texts and external links approved by your teacher. Make sure you have a good grasp of what was being debated and why. An understanding of what you are going to be talking about will help you with the writing process.
Write down notes on interesting things that you read or points you want to remember. This will make it easier to go back when you need to reference material or to incorporate important information. Pay attention to what your teacher's requirements are for the paper and references.
Find out what type of paper your teacher is looking for. If it is an argument paper, take a stance on ratification. Do you agree with the Federalists or Antifederalists? Explain your position and why you feel that way. If it is an informational paper on the Debate on Ratification, make sure you have all of the key pieces in order, so that you can describe accurately what happened that day.
Start on the body of your paper. This means that you will be skipping the introduction. Some people feel that it is easier to jump into the key parts of the paper; then, they go back and write the introduction. Instead of guessing what you will be writing about, you will already know what to write about and you will know how to lead up to the main part of your paper.
Write the introduction and conclusion to your paper on the Debate of Ratification. The introduction should lead into the body and the conclusion should give an overview and end to the paper.
Review the requirements that your teacher gave you and make sure that everything was set up accordingly. She may have made requests about spacing, page margins and references.