Analytical and Expository Essay Writing - Step-by-Step

Writing one's first essays can be very tricky. Academic essays have so many slight nuances and differences. Overall it's important to remember to be formal in writing and follow the structure presented in each essay outline.

Expository Essay

Learning Outlines and Thesis Statements

https://prezi.com/igtr6f7fiet7/writing-outlinethesis/

Refresher on Formal Writing Rules including third person, active verses passive voice, and sentence structure.

https://prezi.com/fsdrdrkj1svg/formal-writing-third-person/

Expository verses Argumentative Essay

https://prezi.com/8qffjd3wkmnu/expository-vs-argumentative-essays/

Analytical Essay

https://prezi.com/bjf75gnk3dx6/analytical-essay/

Citations and Work Cited

https://prezi.com/jksjs47qpxss/citations-and-work-cited/

MLA formating Rules

https://prezi.com/wpjrwwbf-ieo/writing-mla-work-cited/#

Writing Basics - Sentences, Grammar, and the Hamburger

Writing basics can be tricky for students who are not always use to writing in English. It is a good idea to brush up on some key grammar points and then start with a writing using the classic all-American hamburger!

Independent Clauses and Run on Sentences

https://prezi.com/09bmm95sscyi/writing-independent-clauses-and-run-on-sentences/

Subject Verb Consistency and Punctuation

https://prezi.com/42fj_aluk_h4/writing-subject-verbconsistencypunctuation/ 

Grammar Gorillas- Parts of Speech and how to use them!

https://prezi.com/gy09qnr_vmei/1a-grammar-gorillas/

Writing 101 Brainstorming to Hamburger

https://prezi.com/tbvbyof3f2bk/writing-class-101-hamburgerbrainstorming/

Writing a Hamburger Paragraph

https://prezi.com/14ywicoymssj/writing-a-hamburger-paragraph/

Business Letters

Getting down to business means we have to be professional. Make sure your business letters follow proper business format, and are not too informal. Business letters follow a clear structure and are always specific and polite.

Follow the format for various 

Great resources for Business Letter structure can be found at OWL Purdue Writing Labs

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/653/01/

And the WISC Writing Center

https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/BusinessLetter.html

Use these resources to complete your own business letter.

https://prezi.com/-s0r06szwyho/business-letters/

Forum Writing

Discussion Forums are online and on the record. Make sure your being a responsible internet contributor by not just spewing out whatever comes to mind, but by adding content that is relevant and well thought out.

Check out the format for a discussion forum.

https://prezi.com/ecdfjwnd-7ca/discussion-forums-they-are-on-record/

Look deeper into forums 2.1Utopia Rules

https://prezi.com/s7aodqzm_eem/forum-21-utopia-rules/

Check out how to make similes and write forum 3.1

https://prezi.com/5ba1cdjp5scv/similes-and-forum-31/