How to Write an Academic Short Essay

A Complete and Practical Guide to Writing Short Academic Essays

What is in this course?

In this course, we will have a step-by-step guide to writing five different short essays:

- Descriptive essays, in which you describe an object or a person,

- Narrative essays, or how to tell an engaging story with an academic structure and format.

- Opinion essays, where you learn how to be convincing when expressing your opinion in writing,

- Comparison and Contrast essays; how to describe the similarities and differences between two things.

- Cause and Effect essays; Explain what are the causes and consequences of an event.

This course is for anyone who understands the words coming out of my mouth, but particularly, those who are struggling with their college writing assignments, those who are about to enter the job market and are seeking an effective advantage over the other candidates, those who want to publish their writing in blogs, magazines, academic journals and other outlets, those non-native speakers who want to pull their IELTS writing band score above 7 and expand their possibilities, and finally those who want to impress their audience or possibly a potential mate with good writing.

So, hold on tight, you are going to receive lots of new information, but you’ll be in safe hands. My name is Max, I’ve been teaching English and writing for over a decade, I am also a writer and a film critic, and I’ll be your companion on this eye-opening journey. I’m looking forward to your questions in the discussion threads.