This explanation is for all students, present
and future, who are faced with the unsavory task of wirting an
essay.
Although there are many different types of
essays from which to chose, this deals only with the simplest and most
structured of them all - the five-paragraph essay. It is easy to
learn and easy to follow, and it should serve you well in most of your
high school and college classes which require you to write formal
essays.
This explanation is designed to assist you on
those dark, lonely nights when you are home alone with a stack of blank
paper, a pen, a deadline, and no idea where to start. Once you do
get started, it should help answer any questions that might spring up
along the way. There are tips on many aspects of writing, from
brainstorming ideas, to outlining, to punctuation, to grammar, to
footnoting.. It should help you write a lively, informative
five-paragraph essay of which you will be proud . Good luck!
Don't let the "beast" intimidate you.
