Essay Writing Help

Writing essays is a big part of some disciplines in university, and many students struggle with writing essay at first. Use these resources to help guide you to completing your first draft. Then, when you're finished, feel free to contact a writing tutor at writing@uregina.ca for some help with your work!

• Creating Complex Sentences (108 KB)  
  
  
• Developing a Working Thesis (74 KB) 
  
  
• Essay Formatting (526 KB) 
  
  
• Using Direct Quotations (86 KB) 
  
  
• Revision Checklist (80KB) 
  
  
• Editing Checklist (85 KB) 

Downloadable Essay Templates

You can download these templates and fill in your own information. Be sure to use the information in the boxes provided to guide your essay writing. 

• Argumentative Essay Template 
  
  
• Compare and Contrast Essay Template 
  
  
• Expository Essay Template 

To get a sense of what the essay-writing process looks like, check out this Sample Essay Process (7.5 MB) .