Introduction
  • Introduction
Your Purpose & Audience
  • Why do we write?
  • Describing Your Point of View
  • Determine Your Audience
  • Section 2 Quiz
The Writing Process
  • Introduction to the Writing Process
  • Thesis Statements
  • Writing a Good Thesis Statement
  • Supporting Thesis with Evidence
  • Organizing & Connecting Evidence
  • Section 3 Quiz
Paragraphs
  • Introducing Essay Topics
  • Concluding Essays
Titles
  • Writing Good Essay Titles
  • Quiz
Essay Types
  • Introduction to Types of Essays
  • Descriptive Essays
  • Narrative Essays
  • Expository Essays
  • Argumentative Essays
  • Section 6 Quiz
Revising Essays & Sentences
  • Revising Essays
  • Revising Sentences
  • Parallelism
  • Consistent Point of View
  • Using Specific Words
  • Using Active Verbs
  • Using Concise Words
  • Sentence Variation
  • Proofreading
  • Section 7 Quiz
Prewriting Techniques
  • Overcoming Mental Blocks
Writing a Research Paper
  • Differences Between a Traditional Essay & a Research Paper
  • Choosing a Topic
  • Gathering Information
  • Creating Outlines
  • Drafting
  • Documentation
  • Section 9 Quiz
Beware of Plagiarism
  • Avoiding Plagiarism