Mind-Numbing to Mind-Blowing: How to Write an Essay Someone Might Actually Want to Read

It may come as a surprise, but there’s more to essay writing than the standard five-paragraph model. Though this familiar format may be a good starting place, students should know that it’s possible to write essays that captivate and inspire readers; great writers have been doing it for centuries. In this workshop, we’ll talk about what an essay really is, where the five-paragraph model fits in, and how the average student writer can go beyond its restrictive confines.