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How to Write an Essay

Two 90-minute videos previously recorded

90 minutes each day

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  • Eastern Time: 8-9:30 pm

  • Central Time: 7-8:30 pm

  • Mountain Time: 6-7:30 pm

  • Pacific Time: 5-6:30 pm

  • Alaska Time: 4-5:30 pm

  • Hawaii Time: 2-3:30 pm

How to write an Essay workshop

TAKING The Lost Tools of Writing to the NEXT LEVEL

OR

How to Write an Essay

analytical essays, persuasive essays & informative essays (aka reports) with citations

Online Workshop for Christian High School & College Students, Homeschool Parents, & Classical Conversations Directors

June 11 & 12, 2025 (both days!)

3-5 pm EASTERN TIME (both days!)

recorded for playback at your convenience

Not sure how to write a thesis for an analytical essay or a report or a persuasive essay?

Confused about MLA and APA in-text citations?

Looking for Practical Processes for Writing Clear, Concise, Complete, Correct, Compelling Essays?

We can use the classical approach to writing essays taught in The Lost Tools of Writing to craft any essay or report or even a speech!

That is what the Apostle Paul and the Church Fathers did!

University of Minnesota

My first term at college, I had to complete a 1-credit library research course, an independent study that taught me to use the university's library system.

copy machine

The librarians provided worksheets for collecting citation information, but at some point I realized that although the worksheets were helpful, they were incomplete.

I hated going back the library to find the missing information!

Aristotle's School, which was called Academos

When I was a grad student teaching research writing for the Department of Rhetoric, I recreated those worksheets and taught students how to use them while they completed their literature review and other writing assignments.

And given the nerd that I am, I had the students use the style guide specific to their major, so I had to learn MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE!

Holy Spirit

Now as a believer, I incorporate God into every writing process, my own as well as every class that I teach.

He wants us to be successful, and He gives wisdom to all who ask!

3 Hours to Learn

How to Write an essay

by taking The Lost Tools of Writing to the next level

student on laptop

KEY TO OVERCOMING WRITER'S BLOCK!

In this workshop, learn to...

  • Brainstorm content with specific inventory tools

  • Write thesis statements for reports, analysis, and persuasion

  • Outline content in two different ways

  • Include transition words that provide clarity

  • Add in-text citations

  • Write literary devices when appropriate

Who?

  • Christian high school & college students (whether neurotypical or not)

  • homeschool parents

  • science teachers

  • Classical Conversations Directors of Challenges 1, 2, 3, 4

When?

  • two days back-to-back

  • June 11 and 12, 2025

  • 3-5 pm EASTERN TIME (sessions recorded for replay)

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About Mrs. Krichbaum

Cheryl Krichbaum

Cheryl Krichbaum

“God wants you to be successful!”

Award-Winning Author, Speaker, Writing Coach

  • award-winning author

  • B.S. and unfinished M.A. in Scientific & Technical Communication, University of Minnesota Department of Rhetoric with emphasis in multimedia and instructional technology

  • researched writing and web design process and the rhetorical canon

  • taught Writing in Your Major and Technical Writing to college students

  • homeschool mom

  • researched teaching elementary students the writing process

  • researched teaching resistant writers

  • taught students with Aspergers, Autism Level 1, and ADHD

  • former Classical Conversations Challenge B Director

  • parent-teacher of sons who completed Classical Conversations Challenges A, B, 1, 2, 3

  • taught American Literature, Storytelling, and Rhetoric of Journalism & Business Communication to a local homeschool co-op 2024-2025

Workshop Outline

Day One Researching

Day One - Inventory & Organize Content with God's help

  • Involving God in your writing process

  • Inventorying content by defining terms, considering the causes & effects, circumstances, and more

  • Writing that pesky thesis statement

  • Outlining in 2 common essay structures

  • Adding transitions

Bonus

  • Inventory worksheet (tool for collecting content ["brainstorming"] using the 5 common topics plus justice)

  • 2 outlines

  • Lists of transition words

Week 16

Day Two - Write clear, concise, complete, correct, and compelling content

  • Quoting texts directly and indirectly

  • Writing compelling sentences

  • Meeting the word count requirement

  • Formatting in-text citations

  • Creating citations in MLA and APA

Bonus

  • Rubric

  • Style checklist

Day Two Outlining

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