Your professors will always judge you on the quality of your essays. Sometimes this is all they’ve got. They don’t always get a fair impression of all their students simply because not everyone participates in class. If you need a quick boost to your grade and to your professor’s opinion of your intellectual abilities, here… [Read More]
How to Start an Essay – Easy Guide with Examples
An expository essay, also known as an argumentative essay, starts with an introductory paragraph. This paragraph is structured the following way: Introductory sentence or two One sentence that states the thesis One or more sentences that enumerate the supporting points Here is the diagram of a structure of an introductory paragraph: Writing the introductory paragraph… [Read More]
How to Write an Essay about a Person
In this tutorial you will learn how to write a biographical essay – an essay about a person. This method will work for writing about anyone: Yourself Your friend or a loved one A public or historical figure Anyone else you respect and admire. How to Structure a Biographical Essay The biggest challenge in writing… [Read More]
How to Write a Body Paragraph for an Argumentative Essay
The body of an essay is where you present evidence to support your thesis, your main point. A body paragraph is the main building block of this vital part of your essay. I’m Tutor Phil, and in this tutorial I’ll show you how to write great body paragraphs for an argumentative essay. If you learn… [Read More]
How to Shorten an Essay: 4 Techniques to Reduce Word Count
Do you need to shorten your essay by 100 or 200 words, or even more? One of my subscribers recently asked me, “How do I compress an essay of 700-1000 words, or even more, to just 300 words?” If you’ve been looking for words to get rid of but are struggling to cut out chunks… [Read More]
How to Outline an Essay – An Example with a Thesis
A detailed essay outline helps you organize your thoughts and prevents writer’s block. I’m Tutor Phil, and in this tutorial, I’ll guide you through the process of outlining a simple, college-level essay. I’ll also give you an example of a complete thesis statement based on the outline. Let’s dive right in. Outlining an essay is… [Read More]
How to Structure a History Essay – Illustrated Guide
To write an excellent college-level history paper, you’ll need a structure that will help you organize your facts and ideas. In this guide, first I’ll give you three effective ways to organize your historical essay. And then I’ll show you how to further outline your larger sections in case you have to write one of… [Read More]
How to Write a Thesis about Democracy
One of my subscribers, Nadir, is asking, “How do I write a thesis about democracy?” That’s a great question. We’re going to break this task into three steps. Let’s do it. Step 1: We’re going to break up “democracy,” meaning the concept of democracy, into more manageable parts. Step 2: We’re going to come up… [Read More]
Analysis of Emily Dickinson’s “Success Is Counted Sweetest”
Emily Dickinson’s “Success Is Counted Sweetest” is a lyric poem in which the author argues that those who lack success appreciate it more than those who have it. And she uses an example of a dying soldier to illustrate her argument. In her short but powerful poem, Emily Dickinson manages to make a strong statement… [Read More]
How to Write the CBEST Writing Section Essays
You may feel a bit rusty when it comes to writing essays. Or, perhaps you have failed the CBEST writing section in the past. Whatever the case may be, if you need to pass the CBEST writing section, you’ve come to the right place. The CBEST writing portion of the test includes two essays that… [Read More]
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