CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Writing a Research Essay
Section 1 Reading the research essays
Section 2 Understanding the structure of a research essay
Section 3 Writing topic sentences
Section 4 Avoiding plagiarism
Chapter 2 Writing a Synthesis Essay
Section 1 Reading the synthesis essays
Section 2 Understanding the structure of a synthesis essay
Section 3 Writing supporting sentences
Section 4 Summarizing and synthesizing
Chapter 3 Writing an Argumentative Essay
Section 1 Reading the argumentative essays
Section 2 Understanding the structure of an argumentative essay
Section 3 Writing a good introduction with a proper thesis statement
Section 4 Formality
Chapter 4 Writing a Definition Essay
Section 1 Reading the definition essays
Section 2 Understanding the structure of a definition essay
Section 3 Writing body paragraphs
Section 4 Subordination
Chapter 5 Writing a Cause and Effect Essay
Section 1 Reading the cause and effect essays
Section 2 Understanding the structure of a cause and effect essay
Section 3 Writing a conclusion
Section 4 Effective use of words
Chapter 6 Writing a Comparison and Contrast Essay
Section 1 Reading the comparison and contrast essays
Section 2 Understanding the structure of a comparison and contrast essay
Section 3 Creating coherent writing
Section 4 Variety in sentence structure and sentence length