Writing about literature used to scare the heck out of me. I really couldn’t wrap my mind around this task. You have the story. You have the characters. But so what? I had no idea what to write. Luckily, a brilliant professor I had as an undergrad taught me how to analyze a novel and… [Read More]
In this tutorial, you will learn how to turn 10 words into an essay. Students often wonder how to find materials to discuss something really short. And what we’ll do is read a very short poem which is a haiku, and it’s only 10 words. I’ll show you how I go about writing about such… [Read More]
In this tutorial, you will learn how to write an essay about the environment. This will work for such classes as Sociology, Political Science, Natural Science, any other discipline, or even for work. The biggest challenge when writing an essay is coming up with material. And the easiest way to keep your ideas flowing is… [Read More]
In this tutorial, you will learn how to write an essay about any country. This method will work for a paper you have to write for Sociology, Economics, a History class, or for any other discipline you can imagine. The biggest challenge when writing an essay is coming up with material. And the easiest way… [Read More]
What are lead sentences and how do you use them to improve your essay writing? Hi, I’m Tutor Phil, and if you’ve ever watched some of my other videos or read my blog at TutorPhil.com, then you probably have a pretty good idea of how to start writing an essay. You start out with a… [Read More]
In this video I’d like to teach you a concept that will save you a lot of time and frustration when writing a research paper. When doing research, most students think that they must become masters of the topic in order to write an original paper. So they jump head first into research. They dig… [Read More]
Old and Weird Advice You Got Back in School Hi, I’m Tutor Phil, and I’m assuming that you’re here because you’re struggling with your writing assignment. And I’d like to reveal one little mental block that is keeping your ideas from flowing freely. I’d like to ask you to think back to your school days…. [Read More]
In this video I’ll talk about a very common way to write an opening paragraph of an essay or a term paper, why this way makes your life difficult, and what to do instead. Time and time again college students come to me for help with their writing assignments, and I always ask them what… [Read More]
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]
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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