
Struggling to write an essay? Don't worry, this course is designed to help you write quality essays easily. It is ideal for novice essay writers and for folks who are struggling from "writer's block".
Identify your audience and purpose before drafting. Use brainstorming tools like a Venn diagram to plan, write a first draft, revise for organization and content, and publish.
Master the thesis statement as the essay’s centerpiece, with a two-part structure—purpose statement and dominant thesis—and guides the introduction and the topic sentence, with a dogs versus cats example.
Plan and write effective body paragraphs by using a clear topic sentence, provide supporting details and facts, and analyze examples like dogs and cats to justify the thesis.
Apply a flexible essay model to craft introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions; adapt it for cause and effect or compare and contrast styles, then edit for punctuation, grammar, and spacing.
Suffering from writer's block? Or, simply new to writing essays? This course is for you.
The course is set out in an easy-to-understand format which shows you the easy way to write an essay. Step-by-step.
First, we will look at the components of an essay. Then, we will look at how to write a quick yet effective plan. Finally, we will learn how to turn that plan into an essay and add the finishing touches.
This course is like a life hack for essay writing.
Course structure
Welcome
Preamble (a little bit about the general structure of an essay)
Introduction to introductions
Body paragraphs
Concluding paragraphs
Small quiz
Putting it all together (turning the plan into an essay)
Final touches (finishing the essay off)
This course should provide you with the skills, knowledge and confidence to write quality essays. The plans and descriptors are available for you to download, should you wish to. However, the basic components of an essay which will be discussed are also displayed below:
Introduction Paragraph
Hook:
Background Information:
Thesis Statement:
Concluding sentence:
Body Paragraph 1
Topic sentence:
Supporting (define):
Supporting (example):
Supporting (examine/analyse):
Concluding sentence:
Body Paragraph 2
Topic sentence:
Supporting (define):
Supporting (example):
Supporting (examine/analyse):
Concluding sentence:
Concluding Paragraph
Topic sentence:
Supporting (define):
Concluding sentence:
You're welcome to contact me directly if you have any questions.
Wishing you all the best with your essay writing. :)