Writing Tools for the College Essay
Write Your Way into the School of Your Dreams
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- May 6, 2025
- Page Count
- 272 pages
- Publisher
- Little Brown Spark
- ISBN-13
- 9780316567671
In Writing Tools for the College Essay, veteran journalist and writing coach Roy Peter Clark
shows how any student can showcase their unique achievements, intellect, and attributes to stand
out from the crowd.
Packed with nearly two dozen remarkable essay examples and 100 digestible essay writing tips that students can carry with them throughout their careers, this is the essential guide every high school student, parent, and teacher needs.
Readers will learn:
How to select your writing prompt
The key elements of a compelling story
How to master the art of the riveting detail
What it means to write with an authentic voice
How to “grab readers by the throat”
The power of reading one’s work aloud
The rules of honest writing (including whether to use AI tools)
Tips for revising (and re-revising) your masterpiece
and much more
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Once again Roy Peter Clark shows us that good writing - in this case essay writing - is the trunk of the tree of effective communication. Packaged as advice for would-be college students, Writing Tools for the College Essay should be required reading for students and teachers who have to navigate the classrooms of this nation's higher education institutions.DeWayne Wickham, Dean Emeritus and Director, Center for New Media & Strategic Initiatives School of Global Journalism & Communication
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