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534 examples and lessons to explore. Find an approach, follow the thinking, and try it in your own writing.
Return from Evidence to Reasoning
Learn to explain how a detail changes a reader’s understanding instead of leaving evidence to speak for itself.
Keep a Source-Use Record
A practical guide to recording where supplied material came from, what it does and does not support, and how to keep those limits visible while drafting.
Reduce Length Without Losing Reasoning
Learn to shorten a draft by removing repeated ideas while keeping the explanation that connects evidence to a conclusion.
Use feedback to choose a revision
Learn to turn a broad suggestion into one specific, testable change. A fictional example shows how to identify the reader’s need, revise a passage, and check whether the change worked.
End a Paragraph with a Consequence
A paragraph ending can move reasoning forward by showing what follows from its evidence, rather than repeating its opening claim. Learn to distinguish a consequence from a restatement and revise an ending to make that connection clear.
Distinguish an Example from External Evidence
Learn to choose support that fits a writing task: use an invented example to illustrate a possibility, and use credible external evidence when a claim depends on facts beyond the example.
Explain a Quotation After Introducing It
A practical method for making a short quotation support the paragraph’s exact claim: introduce it, quote only what matters, and explain how its wording demonstrates the claim.
Introduce a Concrete Example
Learn to give readers the context they need before presenting an illustrative detail, then revise a paragraph so its example clearly supports its point.
Use a Reverse Outline to Find Repetition
A reverse outline helps you name what each paragraph actually does, spot paragraphs with the same job, and revise so every paragraph contributes something distinct.
Write a Conclusion That Advances the Thinking
Learn to conclude by showing what your existing reasons mean together, rather than repeating them or adding evidence you have not established.
Build a Functional Essay Outline
Plan an essay by giving every section a distinct job, then check that the sections work together to answer the prompt.
Plan an argumentative essay
Learn to arrange connected reasons, represent an opposing view fairly, and revise a plan so it leads toward a focused conclusion.