Essay Skills

Build strong essay writing skills from introduction to conclusion. Articles explain structure, editing, proofreading, and using feedback effectively.

Constructing an Essay: The Conclusion

A strong conclusion leaves the last impression on your reader, so make it count with a fresh summary and your own forceful voice.

Constructing an Essay: The Introduction

A strong essay introduction grabs your reader's attention and sets up your argument from the start.

Constructing an Essay: The Main Body

Build your essay body by structuring each point with an example and explanation to back up your arguments clearly.

Editing and Revising Your Essay

Cut unnecessary words from your essay and expand thin sections to hit your word count and strengthen your argument.

Essay Presentation

Follow standard formatting rules like double spacing, readable fonts, and proper margins to make your essay clear and easy for readers to follow.

Essay Skills: A Punctuation Guide

Proper punctuation makes your essay clearer and stronger, so here's how to use capitals, full stops and other marks correctly.

Essay Skills: A Vital Checklist

Use this checklist before submitting your essay to catch overlooked issues and ensure your work is polished and professional.

Essay Skills: Useful Words and Phrases

Use specific words and phrases to strengthen your arguments, comparisons and essay structure when you get stuck.

Learning from Reading Others' Essays

Reading other students' essays helps you spot what works well and what doesn't, so you can improve your own writing.

Making the Most of Essay Feedback

Your teacher's feedback on essays matters more than the grade, here's how to actually use it to write better ones.

Proofreading Your Essay

Catch spelling, grammar and punctuation errors by reading your essay with fresh eyes in this final writing step.