Essays

Essay writing guidance for academic and persuasive pieces. Topics include structure, tone, objectivity, referencing conventions and dissertation preparation.

Essay Structure

Get your essay foundation right by planning your structure and knowing what you want readers to take away.

Informative Writing

Seven techniques to write informative essays that actually teach readers something instead of wasting their time.

Objectivity and Subjectivity

Objective writing reports facts without personal feelings, while subjective writing includes the author's own opinions and interpretations of events.

Persuasive Writing

Learn four practical methods to write persuasive essays that actually change readers' minds with clarity and confidence.

Preparing an Essay

Get past the blank page by preparing your essay thoroughly before you start writing anything down.

Referencing in Essays

Learn when and how to properly reference sources in essays to avoid plagiarism and strengthen your academic writing.

Types of Essays

Essays take many forms beyond the five-paragraph style you learned in school, and you'll find them everywhere from newspapers to magazines.

Use of Appropriate Tone

Match your essay's tone to your topic, publication, and audience for maximum impact.

Using Humour

Humor can strengthen your essay writing by softening irony and making controversial points land better with readers.

Writing a Dissertation

Most universities don't teach dissertation writing skills, so here's what you actually need to know about formatting and structure.