GENRE AND ESSAY WRITING
The following handouts are available at the Writing Center. They will either be posted on
the Writing Center board, or can be obtained from a
Writing Coach in the Writing
Center. For further
resources on this and other related topics, click on the Resources for Students
page, or try our Grammar Hotline
- Argument/Persuasive Writing
Outline
- Cause and Effect Outline
- Cause and Effect
Drafting/Revising
- Comparison/Contrast Outline
- Comparison/Contrast
Drafting/Revising
- Definition
- Description Outlining
- Description Drafting/Revising
- Figurative Language
- Five Paragraph Outline
- Illustration/Example
Drafting/Revising
- Interview Planning Guide
- Observation Report Planning
Guide
- Overview of the Five
Paragraph Essay (blank outline)
- Overview of the Five
Paragraph Essay (written outline)
- Paragraph to Essay Writing
- Paragraph Patterns and Signal
Words (transitions)
- Process Outlining
- Stage Two Paragraph (outline)
- Summaries
- Developing a Thesis Statement
- Tips for Improving Writing
- Topical Paragraph Planning
Guide
- Tones in Writing
- Transitions