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How To Write Great Essays by LearningExpress Editors
Every student needs to be able to write essays. How to Write Great Essays stresses the importance of clarity, word choice, and organization in essay writing. This book also helps readers build their knowledge of correct grammar and punctuation and familiarize them with editing, revising, and proofreading essays. Sample writing prompts and essays reinforce what students learn in this book.
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First published January 25, 2004
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August 7, 2012
This book gives useful advice to improve one's writing. The parts that discuss essay components as well as suggestions on what to include/exclude are what I was mainly looking for. I wished there had been more information on working on one's style and on collecting data for an untimed analytical essay.
August 26, 2020
Actually, this book is how to write great TIMED essays. It starts with the overall of how to organize your essay and recommendations for journaling, brainstorming (or simple list making) and freewriting so you get accustomed to writing.
There is a good point here on freewriting — resist the temptation to look back at what you wrote, just write and forget structure, follow your ideas where ever they go and when you are finished — this is the part that most books ignore — go back and highlight what you found interesting and would want to expand.
Another good idea is the pyramid chart of how to lay out the essay from the bulk to the most salient points, thus teaching you how to build and write real stories reviewing, always afterwards and not while writing, what you was superfluous and detracted from the story and what was spot on.
Easy reading. The key of course is the actual doing -- aka the writing and using the book.
There is a good point here on freewriting — resist the temptation to look back at what you wrote, just write and forget structure, follow your ideas where ever they go and when you are finished — this is the part that most books ignore — go back and highlight what you found interesting and would want to expand.
Another good idea is the pyramid chart of how to lay out the essay from the bulk to the most salient points, thus teaching you how to build and write real stories reviewing, always afterwards and not while writing, what you was superfluous and detracted from the story and what was spot on.
Easy reading. The key of course is the actual doing -- aka the writing and using the book.
June 29, 2023
I do not prefer books for essays to get ideas and then write onward. An essay is an art that can be grasped only via reading and then writing. This is an amazing and very easy task to learn and reach new peaks through the process of regular practice and its check-up or evaluation by renowned mentors.
To do so, I, only for the sake of my mentor Mam Noor ul Huda who once recommended us this book for a general idea of essays, bought and read this book. This was a fascinating idea, and when I reached its completion I further cemented my ideas about how to write good essays.
Regarding this book, I would say this book has explained the subject essay in a very specified, coherent, and clear manner. And I also recommend this book to those who are indeed beginners and want to learn essay writing, so start reading it now and with it start also writing something every day.
You can learn everything by yourself, but "art" needs a mentor.
To do so, I, only for the sake of my mentor Mam Noor ul Huda who once recommended us this book for a general idea of essays, bought and read this book. This was a fascinating idea, and when I reached its completion I further cemented my ideas about how to write good essays.
Regarding this book, I would say this book has explained the subject essay in a very specified, coherent, and clear manner. And I also recommend this book to those who are indeed beginners and want to learn essay writing, so start reading it now and with it start also writing something every day.
You can learn everything by yourself, but "art" needs a mentor.
April 13, 2018
helped me write better essays when I was in school. good tips and tricks on how to write and essay.
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