*Writing Instruction; Writing Strategies

Teaching undergraduate students to write required essays for academic courses is the focus of this paper. In a preparatory lecture the instructor explains essay standards and provides instructions for writing essays. An model essay is presented to each class member to be used as a guide for class compositions. The appendix includes an essay of approximately 1,500 words that presents an opening paragraph followed by 16 example paragraphs-explaining the heading of each in detail. Examples are: title, svIlheadings, paragraphs, initial paragraphs, middle paragraphs, final _paragraphs, bibliographic information, and a bibliography. (NL) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ******g*****x*********************************************************