Writing Center & English 800 Center

Tutorials: WC Essay and Paragraph Development

You can print the tutorials below at home. Write out the answers for the exercises and make an appointment with a Writing Center instructor to go over the answers. Please do not print tutorials in the Writing Center. Thank you.

• Paragraph Basics: Topic Sentences and Unity
• Thesis and Topic Sentences
• Comparing and Contrasting
• Argument One: Topics, Introductions, and Thesis Statements
• Argument Two: Considering the Opposition and Developing Your Stance