Lesson Introduction

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

1. Identify the four common academic purposes

2. Identify audience, tone, and content

3. Understand different types of relationships in writing: transitions and patterns of organization

4. Learn about rhetorical modes and common writing patterns

5. Become familiar with different tips for writing essays

Lesson Sections

This lesson about about stand-alone paragraphs is divided-up into six sections, which are listed below. You may access these sections in the menu on the left (or the top-left by clicking the three lines if viewing on a mobile devices).

1. Overview & Review of the Academic Paper

2. Purpose, Audience, Tone, & Content

3. Relationships

4. Rhetorical Modes: Writing Patterns

5. Narrowing a Topic to Write About

6. Essay Tips

Please, work-through each of these informational sections to learn the concepts of this lesson before checking your understanding of the material through the "comprehension quiz" provided in our class's Canvas shell.

While progressing through the sections above, if you find yourself confused or need additional clarity, please feel free to reach-out through any communication option available to our class (listed in the Home and Syllabus tabs in our class's Canvas shell) that best suits your needs and comfort.