Writing Guides

A writing guide is a document that helps teach you how to write a particular type of document. It can also be called a style guide. These guides enable you to format, design, and write documents. They also show you how to correctly cite sources, both in the text of your paper and in your works cited or bibliography. Whatever academic writing you are doing, your professor has already told you what style to use. MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian are the most common style guides. However, some colleges and universities may also have their own writing guides. You want…

Whatever academic writing you are doing, your professor has already told you what style to use. MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian are the most common style guides. However, some colleges and universities may also have their own writing guides. You want to adhere to all the rules outlined in that style guide. Our writing guides do not replace those style guides.

Instead, our writing guides provide a good list of instructions to write specific types of academic papers. They define the type of paper and outline the steps you should take to write that type of paper. They can be helpful, especially for students writing an unfamiliar kind of paper.

According to our customers, the most helpful parts of the writing guides are the outlines and examples. Each writing guide contains an outline. The outline is for a five-paragraph essay but can be expanded for a longer paper. The outline shows how you want to structure your introduction, conclusion, and body paragraphs. You can use the outline to structure your essay.

We also include examples of how to write parts of the paper. You can use the samples to see how to translate the structure of the outline into an actual paper. You can use the writing guides alone. However, they are even better when you pair them with one of the thousands of available example papers. The example papers can help you see how someone would suggest tackling a similar writing project.

How To Write an Essay Outline

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What sometimes seems like the chore can turn out to be your biggest help in making your essays and term papers stand out.

If you want to improve your writing and get better grades, it is always a good idea to learn how to write good essay outlines.

Complete Guide to Essay Format: MLA, APA, and Chicago Explained

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Content is king, but mastering the mechanics of academic writing is equally important. That’s why formatting your essay matters. Proper formatting allows you to present your essays and term papers clearly, logically, and academically so that it is easy for readers to follow your argument and for instructors…

How to Start an Essay: Tips for Writing a Strong Introduction

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The first place you lose a reader is right at the very start. Not the middle. Not the second paragraph. The very first line.

It’s the first impression that matters—which is why the essay hook is so big a deal. It’s the initial greeting, the smile, the posture, the body…

How to Write an Informative Essay: Step-by-Step Guide

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An informative essay is like giving someone the 411—it’s the information. It’s like what Wikipedia and web cultivators are supposed to do (but often fail at due to some developer bias on the backend).

When you call 411 from your mobile phone, you’re not looking for the operator’s opinion, are…

How to Write a Cover Letter for an Internship

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Cover letters are like book covers, and we all know it’s the cover that first catches the reader’s eye. Publishers, of course, know that, too—which is why they take care to create amazing covers that pop and stop shoppers in their tracks. When you want to move merchandise, you…

Guide to Writing an Expository Essay: How-To with Examples

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“Just the facts, ma’am.” Remember that line? It’s a catchphrase attributed to Joe Friday from the old show Dragnet. But it perfectly sums up what it means to write an expository essay.

Teachers often assign expository essays to assess a student’s learning on a subject. The term “expository” means to…

How to Write a Thesis Statement: A Step-by-Step Guide for Students

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A strong thesis statement is the lynchpin of all great essays.

Why? One of the things that gets drilled into you when learning how to write academic or expository essays is that thesis statements are important for several reasons: first off, the thesis statement tells what your essay…

The Ultimate Guide to Rhetorical Devices: Elevate Your Essay Writing

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Ever wondered how powerful speakers and writers make their words so compelling? Rhetorical devices are linguistic techniques designed to enhance persuasion and leave your audience with an impact they will not forget. You know that expression, “The pen is mightier than the sword?” Well, that’s an example of a…

How to Write the Perfect Synthesis Essay

Introduction
A common advanced writing assignment is the synthesis essay. Unfortunately, until getting assigned their first synthesis essay, many students are completely unaware of this type of essay, which means that, in addition to writing an essay, you may fear that you have to teach yourself a whole new type…