Is it time to write a longer essay? This guide from Trent University gives an example of how a 5-paragraph essay might be developed into a longer essay.
A process for checking the structure of your paper after writing a draft. IMPORTANT: Using generative AI (GenAI) such as ChatGPT can help you with creating a reverse outline, but you must remember that 1) you need to ask permission from your instructor, 2) you are responsible for checking the AI did an accurate job, and 2) given AI companies' lack of transparency around how data is used, users should be very cautious about the nature of information that they share with these systems, understand that their work may be used to train the AI, and should not share any sensitive data (for example, personal, propriety or copyrighted information, health information).
This compendium of common phrases "aims to provide [its users] with examples of some of the phraseological ‘nuts and bolts’ of writing organized according to the main sections of a research paper or dissertation. . . Other phrases are listed under the more general communicative functions of academic writing."
Synthesizing: Bringing Authors' Ideas Together to Support Your Own
"'They Say / I Say' identifies the key rhetorical moves in academic writing, showing students how to frame their arguments in the larger context of what others have said and providing templates to help them make those moves"
Active voice can make your writing more clear and concise. However, there are times when using passive voice makes more sense. This resource includes examples as well as examples of usage in various tenses.
This workshop provides examples and techniques for writing clearly and concisely. Presented to graduate students, but appropriate for undergraduate student writers, too.