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Xiamen University

How To Write an Essay

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Overview






We’ll have ten lectures covering the choice of right words, sentence skills, paragraphs, essays and writing format as well:


The ten lectures are:
1. Effective word choice
2. Effective sentences
3. Effective paragraphs
4. Effective essays
5. Narrative essays
6. Cause and effect essays
7. Comparison and contrast essays
8. Definition essays
9. Argument essays
10. Writing format


For each lecture in question, two or more mini-lectures will be provided about the what’s and the how’s. After each mini-lecture, you’ll be given some exercises closely related to it, so that you can put what you’ve just learnt into immediate practice. Supplementary resources will then be recommended so that you can expand your learning further.  



Syllabus

  • Unit 1 Course Introduction and Effective Word Choice
    • 1.1 Course Introduction
    • 1.2 Meanings of Words
    • 1.3 Levels of Words
    • 1.4 Specific and General Words
  • Unit 2 Effective Sentences
    • 2.1 Types of Sentences
    • 2.2 Common Problemic Sentences
  • Unit 3 Effective Paragraphs
    • 3.1 Understanding of a Paragraph
    • 3.2 Components of a Paragraph
    • 3.3 Structure of a Paragraph
    • 3.4 Principles for an Effective Paragraph
  • Unit 4 Effective Essays
    • 4.1 Effective Introduction
    • 4.2 Effective Central Paragraphs and Conclusion
  • Unit 5 Narrative Essays
    • 5.1 What is a Narrative Essay
    • 5.2 How to Write a Narrative Essay
  • Unit 6 Cause and Effect Essays
    • 6.1 What is a Cause and Effect Essay
    • 6.2 How to Write a Cause and Effect Essay
  • Unit 7 Comparison and Contrast Essays
    • 7.1 What is a Comparison and Contrast Essay
    • 7.2 How to Write a Comparison and Contrast Essay
  • Unit 8 Definition Essays
    • 8.1 What is a Definition Essay
    • 8.2 How to Write a Definition Essay
  • Unit 9 Argumentative Essays
    • 9.1 What is an Argumentative Essay
    • 9.2 How to Write an Argumentative Essay
  • Unit 10 Writing Format
    • 10.1 How to Write an Effective Title
    • 10.2 How to Use Punctuation Properly
  • Final Test

    Taught by

    Jiang Guiying, Yang Kun, and Chen Dongbing

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