Resources

Writing Guide: Lenses and Annotations

Poetic techniques associate one thing to another — typically through an equation or a tension.

Writing Guide: The Key Components to an Analytical Paragraph

The key elements every analytical paragraph must contain—with notes on how to manage each.

Writing Guide: Three Ways to Write Introductions and Conclusions

Strong introductions raise problems that theses resolve. Think of your paper as a detective story; here’s how to set the scene of the crime.

Writing Guide: How to Write a Thesis or Topic Sentence

Good theses and topic sentences show relationships, embody tensions, and identify a road map ahead—here’s how.

Writing Guide: Two Methods of Constructing Paragraphs using Conflicting Interpretations

Model paragraphs incorporate alternate explanations; here’s two ways to refute, modify and reconcile counterarguments to make yours stronger

Writing Guide: How to Analyze Quotes and Examples

Good paragraphs start with good quotes. Here’s how to incorporate and analyze them with multiple lenses.

Writing Guide: Three Ways to Turn Weak Sentences Into Strong Ones

Learn how to identify your weak sentences—and use these three techniques to turn them into strong ones.

Writing Guide: Four Useful Sentence Constructions (and a note on citations)

Strong analytical sentences don’t just make a point — they show why a point matters. Use these four sentence constructions for maximum impact.

Writing Guide: How to Use Subordinate Clauses

Subordinate Clauses are essential to contextualizing points and establishing counterpoint — here’s how to use them.

Writing Guide: How to Fix Dangling Participles

Dangling Participles are perhaps the most common grammatical issue out there—here’s how to fix them.

Writing Guide: Words to Set a Formal Tone

Good analytical writing doesn’t say what is definitively true, but what is probably true. Use these words to set the proper tone.

Writing Guide: Essential Nouns and Verbs

The words every essay writer should use for polished analytical sentences.

Writing Guide: Essential Transition Words

Start your sentences with these transition words to make your writing sound truly polished.