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Literary Essay Trainer

The whole course, start to finish. Click any section — or just start at #1 and use Next → to flow through them all.

▶ Start at the beginning
Start
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Why write an essay?
The big idea — proving a point, and understanding the world through a story.
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Stage 1 · Set up your argument
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Understand the Prompt
What is the question really asking you to prove?
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Theme & Big Idea
Move from a topic to a deeper meaning.
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Thesis: What / How / Why
Make a clear, arguable claim.
20-Q drill
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Plan it (MECE)
Turn the thesis into 2–4 distinct, gap-free points.
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Stage 2 · Prove it
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Choosing Evidence
Pick quotes that are relevant, specific, and rich.
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Integrating Quotes
Embed quotes with evidence clauses + citations.
20-Q drill
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Analyze, Don't Summarize
Explain what the evidence reveals — not what happened.
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Body Paragraph (C-E-A-L)
Claim → Evidence → Analysis → Link (with two quotes).
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Counterargument & Complexity
Concede a fair objection, then pivot and rebut.
20-Q drill
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Transitions
Connect paragraphs so the argument moves forward.
20-Q drill
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Stage 3 · Frame it
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Introduction
Hook → Bridge → Thesis (the funnel).
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Conclusion
Restate → Recap → the real-world "so what".
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Stage 4 · Polish
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Style & Sentence Craft
Strong verbs, precise words, and sentence variety.
20-Q drill
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Revise Like a Pro
Clarity, depth, flow, correctness.
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Formatting & Conventions
Titles, italics vs quotes, present tense, citations.
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See it & do it
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A Full Model Essay
One complete, labeled essay to study (annotated ↔ plain).
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Essay Workshop (capstone)
Paste any essay — Fred coaches thesis, evidence, analysis, MLA & conclusion, shows an improved version, and saves your drafts.
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AP English Language track (advanced)
A1
Four Rules for Quotes
Evidence · short · speaker + context · grammatically integrated.
20-Q drill
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A2
Interpretive Sentences
Embed evidence with an opening subordinate clause, participial, or appositive — then interpret.
20-Q drill
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A3
AP Body Paragraph
Topic sentence (a prong) + two evidence+interpretation pairs + a transition.
20-Q drill
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A4
3-Prong Thesis & Funnel
A three-prong thesis whose prongs map to three body paragraphs.
20-Q drill
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Contextualizing Intro & Conclusion
Frame the essay; conclusions add no new ideas.
20-Q drill
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The 8 AP Skills
The four reading/writing skill pairs + the exam structure.
20-Q drill
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AP FRQ 1: Synthesis
Take a position using 3+ sources; scored on the 6-point rubric.
20-Q drill
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AP FRQ 2: Rhetorical Analysis
Analyze the writer’s choices → effect on the argument.
20-Q drill
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AP FRQ 3: Argument
Defensible position, your own evidence, a line of reasoning.
20-Q drill
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AP multiple-choice practice
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AP MC — Reading (25 Q)
Rhetorical situation, claims & evidence, reasoning, style.
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AP MC — Writing (25 Q)
Strategic choices, evidence, transitions, word choice.
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16 skills · 4 drills · 1 model essay · 1 capstone — all with Fred, about the book you're reading.