Category: Level 2 pages

Definition is a rhetorical style that uses various techniques to impress upon the reader the meaning of a term, idea, or concept. Definition may be used for an entire essay but is often used...

Compare and contrast is a rhetorical style that discusses the similarities and differences of two or more things: ideas, concepts, items, places, etc. This rhetorical style is one that you’ll see often as a...

Cause and effect is a rhetorical style that discusses which events lead to specific results. You may find that you are assigned to write a cause and effect essay for a writing class, but...

Classification and division is a rhetorical style that, in essay format, takes a whole and splits it up into parts and then places the divided information into various categories. While you may see this...

In writing, just as in life, you’re selective when choosing words and the tone of voice you use in various situations. When writing a thank-you note to Great-Aunt Millie for the socks she sent...

The writing process has several important stages, and you may find yourself having to engage in some of the stages more than once. You may also have to go back and repeat certain stages....

Who are you writing for? You want to ask yourself that question every time you begin a writing project. And you want to keep your audience in mind as you go through the writing process...

The introduction and conclusion of an essay serve an important purpose: They provide a kind of framing for the body of an essay. That framing helps your audience better understand your writing. The introduction...

Has your writing ever been described as a “wall of text”? Unless you’re from Ancient Greece, that wasn’t intended as a compliment. Breaking your writing into paragraphs is the answer to this complaint. We...

College writing assignments go by many names: papers, research papers, essays, reflections, responses. The unifying characteristic of these different assignments will be your task: to offer your own idea about a topic and support...