Writing essays is challenging for many students. This is understandable, especially for students who have never written an essay before. It’s stressful trying to produce a longer piece of writing. 

I believe that part of the stress comes from uncertainty about how to actually write an essay. Teachers provide written instructions, but sometimes students need more. Of course, there are tutorial videos online, but I want to do something a little bit different. I want to let students watch me write a complete essay. I won’t be pre-writing the essay or outlining it in advance, so students will be able to watch my actual process. 

The video will be broken into steps and appear with written explanations, but students will also be able to view the video in its entirety in the final article of this series. I’ll be explaining what I’m doing in the video, and I have a few illustrations, but the majority of the videos will be me going through an authentic writing process.