This is a collection of writings created by ESL students at BYU's English Language Center. The collection includes short writings originally generated by warm-up prompts in class as well as longer, more "polished" essays. These essays may be copied and used for educational purposes only.
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| Narrative Structure |
| Time-Order/Process Structure |
| Descriptive Structure |
| Comparison/Contrast Structure |
| Opinion/Persuasion Structure |
| Academic and Career Writing |
| Letters and E-Mail Messages |
| Personal, Creative, and Other Writing |
| Current Classes |
| Previous Classes |