These lessons explain how to write an essay. Each part includes a video, plus a pdf to take notes:
| Part | Description |
|---|---|
| How to Write an Essay for Beginners – Outline to Draft | This lesson is for beginners or writers who want to review the five-paragraph essay structure. It shows how to outline an essay and transfer the outline into an essay draft. Note: This is the only video in the series that explains how to outline an essay. |
| Introduction Paragraph | This is a detailed lesson on how to write an essay introduction paragraph. It gives several examples of different types of hooks, background details, and thesis statements. |
| Body Paragraphs | This video explains how to write essay body paragraphs that support the thesis statement. This version gives a detailed explanation of each part of an essay body paragraph (topic sentence, detail sentences, and conclusion sentence). |
| Conclusion Paragraph | This lesson shows several examples of conclusion sentences and tells what a conclusion sentence is, why it’s important, and its function in wrapping up a paragraph. |
| Transitions | This video explains what essay transitions are and gives several examples, along with one essay and two sets of transitions that could be used effectively in the essay. |