Essential References For Student Writing Projects

Writing for school?  Here are the five essential resources we believe you’ll find helpful in finishing your essays and research papers.

How To Write A Book Review In Five Paragraphs

If you’re asked to write a short book review, the classic five paragraph format might work.   Since that’s geared for more general use, though, this alternative five-paragraph format that uses the standard journalistic questions (who, what, where, when and why) could be more fitting.

The Rogerian Arrangement Of Problem Solving Essays

Looking for a way to arrange your problem-solving essay?  You could try the method developed by Carl Rogers, often referred to as the Rogerian model, which seeks to solve a problem by compromise, rather than hard argumentation.

Appropriate Tone For Formal Essays: What To Avoid

In writing, tone is often established by the kind of language and arguments you choose.  If you write using dignified words and statements, then that’s how the tone of your work will come across.  Use ones that are more appropriate for use by drunk college party kids and, well, you get the drift.

How To Make Your Writing More Objective

For many types of academic writing, objectivity is paramount.  As such, many academic writing programs are intended to revise for objectivity, as much as for grammar and mechanics.  Unless you’re specifically tasked with writing an opinion piece, you want to come across as unbiased as possible.  Here are ways to do it.


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