Archive for the ‘Assignments’ Category

How to Write a Summary for Essays, Articles, and Books

Thursday, November 10th, 2022

As you’ve already guessed, today’s blog post is the ultimate guide on how to write a summary for different papers.

Not only will you learn about four academic summary types, their purpose, and their proper formatting, but you’ll also master the art of summary writing step by step and get answers to all the frequently asked questions on the topic.

Here we go! (It won’t take much time, we promise.)

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How to Write an Annotated Bibliography: Formats, Types, Steps

Monday, September 12th, 2022

In this blog post, you’ll learn how to write an annotated bibliography for research papers.

While many students and writers find this process challenging and stressful, an annotated bibliography is not that hard to craft. The trick is to decide on its type and format and follow the steps we reveal here.

Let’s jump into details.

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How to Write a Compare and Contrast Essay, Step by Step

Thursday, August 18th, 2022

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So, you’re here to learn how to write a compare and contrast essay.

Great! This post is the ultimate guide to help you understand the purpose of this writing, the process of discovering similarities and differences to outline there, and the structure of compare/contrast essays to keep for crafting A-worthy works.

Actionable tips and examples are also here, so let the game begin!

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How to Write a Synthesis Essay to Impress And Get A+

Thursday, February 10th, 2022

Students’ first thought when a teacher assigns a synthesis essay is something like, “What? Synthesis? Isn’t it anything from chemistry classes?”

Indeed, this essay type isn’t as popular as narrative, critical, or personal papers you regularly write in college. That’s why it would help to know how to write a synthesis essay beforehand, to meet a situation hand-on once it appears, agree?

And we’re here to get you through the process of synthesis paper writing!

First, in short:

And those willing to get more details and synthesis essay examples, keep reading! 🙂

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How to Write an Argumentative Essay: The Only Guide You Need

Tuesday, October 5th, 2021

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An argumentative essay is the most popular type of academic writing in school and college. But the more you write, the more questions remain on how to write an argumentative essay because of tons of details to consider.

Our professional writers craft dozens of argumentative essays daily. So we asked them to answer all your FAQs and share expert tips to help you polish argumentative essay writing skills once and for all.

And here it goes:

Your ultimate guide on writing argumentative essays, with topics to choose, claims to consider, structure to cover, and examples to check for getting a better idea of how to write an argumentative essay.

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How to Write a Strong Conclusion for Your Essay

Friday, July 7th, 2017

Last updated: November 2019

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Ever wondered how to conclude an essay?

For some students, it’s far from the most challenging part of essay writing. They find it more challenging to choose a good topic for an essay, state a thesis, or write a clear essay outline. But our reader Emily has knocked spots off them all when asked to share tips on how to write a conclusion for your essay to impress teachers and help you get an A!

Don’t worry, Emily, you are not alone.

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How to Write a Rhetorical Précis Your Professor Will Never Forget

Thursday, May 4th, 2017

Last updated: November 2019

So, it happened again. Your teacher assigned yet another paper to you. It sounds something like “write a précis, in 800-1000 words (approximately four double-spaced pages), of the first two-thirds of ‘Reading: An Intertextual Activity,’ by Robert Scholes. Your precis should cover Scholes’s essay through the top of page 28.”

And we can almost hear you thinking:

What the heck is going on here?

Stand down the panic! This article reveals all the details you need to know for A-worthy precis writing: precis definition, precis format, and precis example for you to understand once and for all what is a precis.

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How to Write an Exclusive Dialectic Essay: Assignment and Sample

Monday, March 31st, 2014

Last updated: July 2019

Oh no, not again!

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Essay types are numerous, and students have to know them all, as well as understand the difference between them. What to do if a professor assigns a dialectic essay to you?

The assignment: write a dialectic essay on the topic of your choice, it should be about 2 double-spaced typed pages (600 words maximum). Follow the structure and clearly label each section of your essay.

Here goes the definition of a dialectic essay for you again:

Dialectic essay is a sort of argumentative dialogue or debate, where a writer should make a thesis and use different arguments and counterarguments to prove this thesis’ verity.

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