Patterns

Analogy

• Kirkman Reader Selections
• Butte College Center for Academic Success: Writing an Analogy
• Classroom: How to Write an Analogy Essay
• Thought.Co: Writing Suggestions for an Analogy Paragraph, Essay, or Speech

Argument and Persuasion

• Kirkman Reader Selections
• Butte College Center for Academic Success: Writing a Persuasive Essay
• Excelsior College Online Writing Lab (OWL): Argumentative Essay
• Lumen: Writing for Success: Argument
• Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL): Argumentative Essays
• UNC Chapel Hill Writing Center: Argument

Cause and Effect

• Kirkman Reader Selections
• Excelsior College Online Writing Lab (OWL): Cause & Effect Essay
• Lumen: Writing for Success: Cause and Effect
• Udemy: How to Write a Cause and Effect Essay That Gets You an A+

CLASSIFICATION and Division

• Kirkman Reader Selections
• Butte College Center for Academic Success: Writing a Classification Paper
• Classroom: How to Write a Well-Developed Classification Essay
• Roane State Online Writing Lab (OWL): Division & Classification

Comparison and Contrast

• Kirkman Reader Selections
• Excelsior College Online Writing Lab (OWL): Compare and Contrast Essay
• Harvard College Writing Center: How to Write a Comparative Analysis
• Lumen: Writing for Success: Comparison/Contrast
• UNC Chapel Hill Writing Center: Comparing and Contrasting

Definition

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• Owlcation: Writing a Definition Essay: Step by Step
• Lumen: How to Write a Definition Essay
• wikiHow: How to Write a Definition Essay

Description

• Kirkman Reader Selections
• Butte College Center for Academic Success: Writing a Descriptive Essay
• Excelsior College Online Writing Lab (OWL): Descriptive Essay
• Lumen: Writing for Success: Description
• Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL): Descriptive Essays
• wikiHow: How to Write a Descriptive Essay

Example and Illustration

• Kirkman Reader Selections
• Excelsior College Online Writing Lab (OWL): Illustration Essay
• Lumen: Writing for Success: Illustration

Narration

• Kirkman Reader Selections
• Lumen: Writing for Success: Narration
• Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL): Narrative Essays
• wikiHow: How to Write a Narrative Essay

Process Analysis

• Kirkman Reader Selections
• Butte College Center for Academic Success: Writing a Process Paper
• Classroom: How to Write a Process Analysis Essay
• Excelsior College Online Writing Lab (OWL): Process Essay