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March 25, 2016 By TutorPhil Leave a Comment

Video: How to Write an Essay on a Global Topic

Hi, I’m Tutor Phil, and in this video I’ll be answering a question from a subscriber. So, Sifiso – that’s his name – is asking, “How do I write an essay on what can be done to reduce problems in the world?” Good question. And here’s the answer. First of all, if you are the… [Read More]

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March 19, 2016 By TutorPhil 5 Comments

How to Write a Great Summary Quickly and Easily

When you’re summarizing, you’re simply trying to express something in fewer words. Here are your five steps for writing a great summary: Step 1. Read the original, summarizing each paragraph. When you’ve read a paragraph, write its brief summary in one short sentence using any blank space on the page (or in a notebook if… [Read More]

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March 14, 2016 By TutorPhil 1 Comment

The Biggest Reason You Get Stuck When Writing Essays

Time and time again I get students – mostly adults going to college – who are intelligent, talented, and have interesting things to say in conversation. But when it comes to writing an essay, they freeze after the first sentence. I used to wonder at why this happens because these students obviously have important things… [Read More]

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September 25, 2013 By TutorPhil 1 Comment

How to Write an Essay about a Novel

As a college student, you will be required to write an essay about a novel at least once – probably more than once. If this assignment scares you to death – then don’t worry, pour yourself a hot drink and read carefully. Writing about literature used to scare the hell out of me. I just… [Read More]

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February 12, 2013 By TutorPhil 8 Comments

How to Write an Essay Fast in an Exam

Trying to write an essay fast when time-constrained by an exam or test, you can do three simple things to get you out of stress and writing fast. Here they are: Decide on your structure in advance Spend considerable time on your thesis statement Refer to the thesis statement as you are writing the body… [Read More]

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November 15, 2012 By TutorPhil 6 Comments

Video Q&A 5 – An Essay Topic about Social Work plus Thesis Writing Tips

In today’s video I am answering Jemma’s question of whether she is on the right track or not – writing a 1,500-word essay on Social Work. So, here’s what you will learn: How to develop a topic really well How to avoid repeating yourself How to write a thesis statement that is easy for your… [Read More]

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November 8, 2012 By TutorPhil 3 Comments

Video Q&A 4 – How to Develop an Essay about Electronic Communication

In this video I want to show you how to develop a thesis statement and a topic sentence for an essay about the benefits of electronic communication. This excellent question came in from Mariam, and you can learn a ton here. Enjoy. Questions? Comments? Leave your feedback below…

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July 19, 2012 By TutorPhil 7 Comments

Video Q&A 1 – How to Develop an Essay Topic – “Drug Use in Young People”

  This is the first video in the new series of Video Q&A that I’m doing, and in this edition I will show you How to Develop an Essay Topic that contains two separate questions. This is in response to TutorPhil.com subscriber Tom, who is an active subscriber to my newsletter (are you signed up?)…. [Read More]

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April 20, 2011 By TutorPhil 3 Comments

How to Start Writing an Essay – Part2

In the previous article you learned how to develop a “Why” topic sentence. And most essay topics will answer the question “Why?” However, some topic sentences will much better answer the question “How?” And in this video you will learn what you need to do in that case. So, this is both a review for… [Read More]

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April 12, 2011 By TutorPhil 12 Comments

How to Start Writing an Essay in 3 Easy Steps

Sitting in front of a computer screen, staring at the topic sentence and not knowing how to begin developing it – that’s a sad scenario. Fortunately, I have come up with a way to start writing your essay quickly by following three easy steps. The video below will: Show you the very first steps of… [Read More]

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