Writing Essays

Writing Essays

Resources from Advanced Composition for Non-Native Speakers of English (Erlyn Baack)

• How to Write Academic Essays
• Introduction to Writing in English for an English Academic Audience
• Writing Giving Instructions Essays
• Writing Cause or Effect Essays
• Writing Effective Comparison or Contrast Essays
• Writing Essays to Persuade
• Test of Written English (TWE) Practice Writing Topics

• Students' Essays
• Students' Giving Instructions Essays - Models
• Students' Cause or Effect Essays - Models
• Students' Comparison or Contrast Essays - Models
• Students' Essays to Persuade - Models

Resources from Argument and Opinion Essay Writing (Enda Tuomey)

• How to Write Argument Essays
• How to Write an Argument Essay
• Vocabulary
• Ideas
• Layout of Your Essay
• Two Sides of an Argument

• Parts of an Essay
• Parts of an Essay
• Introduction
• Thesis Sentence
• Body
• Conclusion

• Argument Essay Topics
• TWE (Test of Written English) Topics

• Model Argument Essays

• Step-by-Step Sample Essays
• Step-by-Step Sample Essay in Flash
• Step-by-Step Sample Essay in PowerPoint

Resources from English Works! (Gallaudet University)

• The Structure of an Essay
• The Structure of an Essay
• Structure of an Essay: Outline

• Parts of an Essay
• One Paragraph Essay Sample 1
• One Paragraph Essay Sample 2
• Five Paragraph Essay Sample 1
• Five Paragraph Essay Sample 2

• Common Types of Essays
• Guide to Different Kinds of Essays

• Argumentative Essays
• Argumentative Essays
• Guidelines for Writing Argumentative Essays (ENG 203)
• Argumentative (Opinion) Essays that Answer a "Should?" Question

• Comparison/Contrast Essays
• Comparison/Contrast Essays
• Comparison and Contrast Essays: Two Patterns

• Definition Essays
• Definition Essays
• Sample Definition Essay

• Descriptive Essays
• Descriptive Essays
• Sample Descriptive Essay 1
• Sample Descriptive Essay 2

• Narrative Essays
• Narrative Essays
• Sample Narrative Essay 1
• Sample Narrative Essay 2

• Cause-Effect Essays
• Cause-Effect Essays
• Sample Cause/Effect Essay

• Process Essays
• Process Essays

• Critical Essays
• Critical Essays
• Writing Critical Essays: Essays about Literature
• Writing a Critical Analysis of a Painting
• Writing a Book Review
• Guidelines for Abstracts and Critiques in Social Work and Related Disciplines

Resources from Guide to Grammar and Writing (The Capital Community College Foundation)

• Structural Considerations
• The Thesis Statement
• Coherence: Transitions between Ideas
• A Proper Introduction
• Concluding Paragraphs
• The Five-Paragraph Essay

• Patterns of Organization
• Principles of Organization
• Introduction: Mixing the Patterns
• The Personal Essay
• Narrative and Descriptive
• The Process Essay
• Comparison and Contrast
• Using Examples
• Classification and Analysis
• Developing a Definition
• Evaluative Essays (Reviews)
• Cause and Effect
• Developing an Argument
• Writing about Literature