See It in Practice

Now that you have had the chance to learn about illustration essays, it’s time to see one in practice. Below, you’ll see a traditional or typical sample illustration essay from a beginning writing class. In this assignment, the student was asked to write an essay using illustration to make his points, to follow APA 7th edition guidelines, and to use at least two sources.

Click the image below to open a PDF of the sample paper. In the sample, the strategies and techniques the author used have been noted for you.

Illustration essay sample

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