Essays

On this page, you'll find everything you need to learn how to write an analytical essay.

Essays - Prewriting Lesson

Pre-Writing

Click through the slideshow on the left to learn how to plan your essay before you start, so you know what to write about in every paragraph.

Essays - Introduction Lesson

On the left, you can go through the slideshow lesson about the first paragraph of an analytical essay before you start writing.

Essays - Body Paragraphs Lesson

Once you have your quotes, go through this lesson on the three body paragraphs to learn how to analyze them.

Essays - Conclusion Lesson

After you've discussed your claims and analyzed your evidence, read this lesson about conclusions to wrap it all up.

MLA Format Visual Steps

Click through this visual guide for step-by-step instructions on setting up an MLA formatted essay in Google Docs:

Review these sample sentence frames to get an idea of the pattern of a basic 5-paragraph analytical essay:

Discover everything you'll be scored on when you look through the state essay scoring guide and these resources: