The answer is... D.) Drafting Because that is the beginning of writing an essay. If you would have picked an “angle” at another other time, besides right from the beginning, it would be nearly impossible to write.
A topic sentence for what? like, "It's important to know how to defend yourself in dangerous situations" kind of topic sentence or "a knife to the throat is the best way to kill someone" kind of topic sentence. I just need some more details.
A thesaurus is the one to use because it contains synonyms, synonyms are different words that mean similar things. Such as Attack which is synonymous with words like assail and assault <span />