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]
6 Simple Ways to Improve Sentence Structure In Your Essays
Has your teacher or professor ever marked your sentences as “awkward,” “verbose,” or “wordy,” or “redundant,” or something to that effect? If so, then the grade you received definitely suffered. Use the techniques I’m about to show you to avoid these annoying notes that keep you from getting excellent grades. Let’s dive right in and… [Read More]
How to Write a Thesis Statement – Tutorial with Examples
A thesis statement for an argumentative essay is found in the first paragraph and consists of the main point followed by several supporting points. I’m Tutor Phil, and in this tutorial, I’ll guide you through writing a thesis statement for your essay – step by step. Thesis vs Thesis Statement First, I should explain the… [Read More]
Can You Go from More General to More Specific in Your Essays? You Better…
Does this sound familiar? You sit down to write, cursing the world, asking yourself why you have to write this stupid essay. You manage to come up with a couple of sentences; then a paragraph; and then it happens. You’re out of ideas. You’re stuck. You have nowhere to go. Game over. What do you… [Read More]
The Biggest Time Waster in Essay Writing Every Student Should Know About
If you’re like me, you want your essays done as quickly as possible. But if you are in the habit of doing what I call Excessive “Research,” then it may take you hours before you’ve even written your first page, because you’re so busy looking up stuff on the Internet. Have you ever done this?… [Read More]
Why it’s Easy to Learn How to Write A+ Essays Quickly and Have Fun Doing It
I’D LIKE TO SHARE a personal story with you. It was quite a few years ago when I was a college freshman. I was so bad at writing that they placed me in a special group that had to pass a basic 5-paragraph essay-writing course at the end of the semester in order to be… [Read More]
5 Myths About Essay Writing that Rob You of Confidence
Myth #1: Other Students are So Much Better at Essay Writing Don’t worry – they’re not. It is very human to assume that other people have things better and easier than we do. This is a secret myth. Remember a simple rule in life: The More Personal Something Seems, the More Universal it Probably Is… [Read More]
How to Cut Out Paragraphs of Needless Work in 1 Easy Step
Yes, this blog post is about Introductions and Conclusions. Have I hammered you enough about these little essay bits? I hope so, because I want you to understand a few things about them that will make your essay writing life a little easier. Here they are: Introductions make it harder for your professor to identify… [Read More]
The Easiest Way to Learn How to Use a Comma
A comma (,) is one of the two most commonly used punctuation marks (along with a period). It is also a source of a lot of frustration for the graders of essays and term papers. Why? A skipped comma may mean that the writer is in a rush A comma used in a wrong way… [Read More]
Writing Essays still a Challenge?
Hey. Tutor Phil here. I’ve taught college-level composition, tutored writing for a while, and I’ve come to this conclusion: writing essays is still a challenge for many students. During my teaching years, I’ve taught two different courses: Freshman Composition and Introduction to Literature. Well, my English I students (Freshman Comp.) were able to put together… [Read More]
