Part 6 – “How to Write Excellent Essays in 7 Easy Steps” Bryan Rempel, a Master Teacher of the Blended Structure and Style Program pioneered by Dr. JB Webster, presents a two hour online seminar based on the book he co-authored with Dr. Webster entitled “How to Write Excellent Essays in 7 Easy Steps.” In this sixth part of the presentation, The “D” in ADVANCE stands for “Determine the Structure and the Type of Thesis”. This particular segment focuses on the value of the thesis statement and why it is essential to the marker. The result may surprise you. In addition, the relationship between themes, topics, details and supporting facts is explored. Mr. Rempel teaches regularly for Webster’s Academy for Excellence in Writing, specializing in high school and university level writing instruction. Creative and narrative writing is taught at Webster’s by other well qualified teachers through their online writing courses. Contact Webster’s Academy for Excellence in Writing at www.webstersacademy.com. Order “How to Write Excellent Essays” video series Here: www.webstersacademy.com

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As a psychology instructor, I often give psychology papers to students. As such, students need to learn APA format. The problem is, is the topic is dry to teach and it is hard to find things in the APA manual. As such, I created an APA style DVD to help students learn how to write papers. This sample video is the short and smaller version of Learning APA Format. The full version is 1 hour long, is DVD quality and covers the basics of writing APA style papers.

This video is to help students format their research papersin APA style using MS Word 2007.

The basic form for an APA citation starts with the author, date and title, and is followed by a publisher if one is listed. Learn about using exact dates when citing interviews with help from an English professor in this free video on writing research papers. Expert: David M. Harris Bio: David M. Harris has taught English at Vanderbilt University and elsewhere. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

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In this video tutorial, I explain how to set your essay to MLA format as well as how to set MLA to the default word format so that you will not have to set your documents to MLA again.

Explains how writing groups provide support for grad students and help them keep on track. Based on the book Demystifying Dissertation Writing: tinyurl.com

With Chicago (Turabian) Style, the bibliography page is where you list all of the sources you used to create your paper. You need to follow a variety of formatting rules. Narrated by Peter Gallagher of www.LousyWriter.com

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Web sites can be cited in two different ways in MLA format, depending on whether or not the entire site or part of it is being referenced. Discover how underlining and italicizing are the same in MLA format with help from an English professor in this free video on writing research papers. Expert: David M. Harris Bio: David M. Harris has taught English at Vanderbilt University and elsewhere. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

Writing a research paper involves many steps, such as choosing a topic, researching the topic, organizing information about the topic and outlining a first draft of the research paper. Incorporate MLA or APA style guides when writing a research paper with this free video from a certified writing instructor. Expert: Laura Minnigerode Contact: www.youngwritersworkshops.com Bio: Laura Minnigerode is a writing instructor and former classroom teacher. Filmmaker: Todd Green

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[ Sound like a genius ... in 60 seconds.™ www.60secondrecap.com ] The thesis statement is the opinion you’re going to make a case for in your paper. But before you make a case for it, you have to know how to write that thesis statement. Jenny’s got the scoop for you in this 60second Recap®.