WRITE AN ESSAY WITH ME 🖋 research, writing process, final grade + feedback 

Wow! I'm an English major as well so this was so interesting to watch. I've never seen someone else's writing process in such depth. I'm one of those maniacs who tend to bang out the whole essay in a day, and though I doubt my grades have suffered much for it, I really hope that I take inspiration from this video to work through it in segments next time. It would certainly help my blood pressure a lot lol. Your organization and motivation are incredibly inspiring, Emma, so thank you for all of your hard work, both in writing that essay and in making this video

Last year I had to write an essay on a topic of my own choosing. We were completely free as to what it was about (obviously the first week the prof would accept or reject your subjects) instead of having a set topic or article for everyone to write on. I got a 97, I was at the top 0,5% of my whole year (600 people). One thing that helped me the most is the amount of secondary research I did. We had to cite at least 5 other sources next to the three main sources you found for your subject. A lot of first year students stuck to those 5, but I actually had 27 sources since it was a 7000 word essay. The teacher didn’t really give me any feedback other than to be a bit more concise in some parts of the conclusion (I hate conclusions so I saw this coming). I recommend everyone to become completely saturated in the literature surrounding your topic when writing an essay. It’s exactly what Emma says, you have to follow the already existing discourse and theories instead of trying to fit sources together and cutting out sources that don’t support your thesis. Do as much research as you can and use them honestly instead of fitting them into your own idea. This will really elevate the quality of your essay.

I'm a history major and I think I'm a pretty strong essayist, but this is really good advice nonetheless-I ought to try some of your tips next time. Also I'm feeling some of your English-student-pain this semester, I'm taking a class on the "Victorian worldview" and we've been told to read George Eliot's Middlemarch, which the prof has kindly segmented into four 200-page sections for us. So I'm feeling rather intimidated.

Currently still in high-school, so an essay that is in college level isn't mandatory yet, but I do really love writing essays. Last year I wrote a 5 paged analysis essay of a Taylor Swift song for fun! So this video really excites me and I'm so ready to eat all the information up!!

I have a 6 paged essay due in three days and I still haven't started. Am I watching you write an essay instead of completing my own? Yes, yes I am. This is the peak of my productivity :-) Edit) Just an update for anyone who cares: it is due tomorrow and I’m 3 1/2 paragraphs in :-) It’s also like 10 pm here

I didn't know that writing a essay was this hard. I always thought that this process was easy but its actually harder than I imagined, so you did a great job on this essay!

it feels so refreshing to see you using physical copies of books for your secondary resources because i think all of the essay resources i have used in uni are from the internet 😅

I'm glad to know that professors in your experience appreciate long intro paragraphs. I've gotten points off for having intros that were as long as yours in high school, so I'm a bit more encouraged in my own essay writing now that I know someone else has had positive experiences with it in college.

This is gonna be a very interesting video! I haven't watched it, but I will finish the entire video right after this. I'm a graduate of a social science subject (hint: not literature). I've never really seen the essay writing process of English or other literature/language students/grads in general. I'm happy that you are super open about your academic journey, Emmie! Wishing you all the best in your academic endeavors, and just know that you might have a large non-literature student following and audience. Your eloquence and fluency in conveying things in the English language, are so fascinating to a non-Native speaker - to me, English is actually a very difficult language, I recently noticed that there is a huge discrepancy between written and spoken English. Studying for the verbal section of GRE made me realize just how vast the English language is, beyond its standard everyday use, and even academic use. I'm planning on improving it, though. And when the knowledge on difficult English literature is made accessible, it makes everything so fun, and less intimidating (although I know that Emmie doesn't only read classic and "difficult" novels!) TLDR; I'm just so glad Emma exists, and I love how excited she is about her academic endeavors as an English student, motivating even the non-literature students. She is just the ideal student, isn't she? *UPDATE AFTER WATCHING* Okay, update: I finished the entire video, it was VERY well-structured, an actual essay walkthrough, and I actually learned so much from it despite being a non-English/literature student. I'm really not surprised that Emma received a really good grade in her essay. Keep it up, Emma! Much love, French Toast

Emma and books are the only two things keeping me sane at this point 🤧💜🌹

Hi, Emma! I'm a Portuguese and English major in Brazil, and I just wanted to tell you that it is a delight to watch your videos, especially the ones like these, in which you show us a bit of your daily life. I can relate a lot to your routine and writing process; it is just very nice to see someone going through similar situations regardless of the country. Thanks for sharing your experiences!

I really appreciate that you included the final clip. I've never seen a study vlogger so transparent about their grade and the feedback they receive on their work and it's super encouraging! Your humility really shines

Hey Emmie! Just wanted to say I love all your content! Your passion for writing and reading has inspired me to read more books and practice my writing skills. Keep up the amazing content!

Hi Emma, I am actually working on a project right now and I am feeling so stressed. Your video came just at the right time. Thank you for making my day! Hope you are doing well🌻🌻

This video just came in a perfect time! I am currently writing a long essay about translation studies in literature. I really struggled with it since I came from a biology background and I've only learned how to write scientific papers. Seeing the whole process of your essay planning and writing is so helpful! Can't express how grateful I am right now. And congratulations on getting a good grade for the essay❤️

wow we've been waiting for a video like this for a long time. thanks emma!

I love love LOVED this video! What you said at the end in regards to forming a thesis and then finding text to represent that yhesusu is SO true. I love seeing how passionate you are about what you're writing and learning, thank you for sharing! ❤️

As a 35 year old who never went to college, I still appreciate this. My kids are in high school so I'll be having them watch this for tips.

Yes! I'm so glad you made a video of this ☺️

I was terrible at writing papers in high school I’d always get a D or an F on them . So unfortunately I didn’t continue my studies after hs. Either way I find this whole writing process fascinating ☺️

Your essay tips are fantastic, Emma! I just graduated in December from my English Literature Honours degree, but even after 5 years of studying something I love so much, I keep learning so many new things with each assignment and essay or examination into a work. I'm the same, I don't go through several different drafts on essays, I just keep honing in my different paragraphs till I'm 100% happy, especially the choice of words, which of course takes forever haha!! So I related to that a lot. Though... I also often ended up writing my actual essay in two or three days, just because I took too much time in research and prep and ran out of time ;). Loved that checklist your professor gave you. Also, I absolutely enjoyed reading your introduction. My honours thesis was on Lewis's exploration of medieval and renaissance literature, so I engaged quite heavily with the Faerie Queene, and watching you work through your essay on motherhood in the Faerie Queene was both so nostalgic but also SO FASCINATING. I'd love to dig into the Faerie Queene more, particularly the historical context and stuff. So interesting. Congratulations on the amazing grade! Well deserved! Your professor sounds really amazing as well. Emma, this was such a wonderful vlog, thank you so much for sharing! Such a great video, I'll be passing it on to my uni's Lit society for them to share with other lit students :).

Thanks for this :) was very helpful. I usually zone in and out when watching your channel because it's so chill, so I had to keep on rewinding it - it has taken me like an hour. And it's comforting to see someone else write in this way. Focusing on one para then editing it the next day with a fresh outlook.

I was a write it in one sitting person when I was a university student. I used to just write. I would construct the body first and leave the introduction to last. But there’s no right way to do it, if this works for you, Emmie, then it’s the right way to do it. :) I really enjoyed this video.

this was such a fun video to watch!! and massive congratulations on your wonderful essay💗

loved this content!! i agree with you that i wish more studytubers and study creators would talk more about what they are studying and their essays! that’s what i’m here for when it comes to watching this kind of content, so i really appreciate you making a video that caters to that!

Emma, i forgot my life watching your vlog! It's amazing! Congrats for the good grade! 😍💛📚✨

omg? I was trying to write an essay for a school assignment when I got this notification, ily emmie

It was nice to see you in action. When I was in college I didn’t enjoy this part (essays) but I love watching people studying. For me the hardest part was always the introduction.

I enjoyed the video so much. It gave me motivation to do my uni work. Loved seeing how you do your assignments 💕

making me regret choosing history as my major because i love your literature content! but also i am so grateful to treasure literature as my hobby!

I love how "coffee" is one of the steps in the essay writing processXD

Waiting for a emmie video this weekend and then a wild 43 min video appears. Feels good!

i was writing my essay and i checked my notification and you popped up with this video😭😭😭😭 thankkk youuu

thankyou so much for this!! i’m planning to study english at uni and i really appreciate seeing the process

nice essay time! I love how you'll be including the final grade. how is the unfortunate transition to online zoom style classes, emma? I know that it is tough to not have professors at the ready. love your sweet vlogs xoxo 🖤🥰📒✒️

I want more this "write an essay with me" series. I love it!! This vlog inspires me so much!

I’ve been going through a tough time in university (online classes 😵‍💫) and watching this has completely re-inspired me in my English major journey!!!!! Thank you ❤️

This is really helping me get a better idea of how to write an essay. I have to write a research paper for a class and seeing your method of doing things is making me excited to start the paper.

This was such a cool video! I've had to write a lot of literature essays and am currently working on my thesis and I feel like essay writing is such a lonely occupation, so it's very nice to get insight into another writer's process and how the structure and organize their work flow.

watching this while I should be writing a paper myself, but this is selfcare! also thank you Emma for the motivation :)

i love this video so much! thank you, Emma! i've such a low self esteem when it comes to writing university papers and i really needed every bit of advice u gave us here. THIS IS GREAT!

As a fresh English grad, this brought back so many memories. What weirdly felt like torture and endless pain then seems so nostalgic now, so this was a real treat to watch! It’s fascinating to see how similar our essay writing processes are, but you’re so much more organised and I wish I knew some of these things aka the importance of a cosy work environment while writing some of my own stuff. As usual your love for the subject is such a treasure to see, and thank you for sharing such a detailed and insightful video! ☺️

This video is absolutely what I need right now. It's finals week and I haven't started writing any essays yet. But, here I am and watching you ;)

I needed this video right now. Thank you Emma!!!! And I've said it before but I'm absolutely in love with your computer wallpapers!❤

If you ever do another one of these, I would love to see more of your research process (i.e. how you choose which sources you use). Loved the video! Congrats on getting a 92

Thank you so much for doing this video. It was very helpful. I wish more professors did feedback that way.

i'm currently a junior in high school, and an aspiring english major. one of my biggest dreams is to become an ap/honors english/lang teacher. watching this has given me so much motivation and purpose behind what i want to do. thank you for this! seeing someone else's writing process in such detail is so inspiring. also, you're extremely well spoken! you have a very calming voice :)

GIRL the timing could not be even more perfect! I haven't gotten the grades I want for my uni essays so far... 💀 this will be great as a reference for future assessments 😊 Keep up the great content Emmie! 💖

Dear Emma: I really like your lesson on how to write an essay. You did a great job pulling ideas from your references and assembling your research with your own ideas. Good job.

The content we all needed

This was so insightful! I'm a Science major but I love looking into what other majors are up to and how to improve my writing process!! I would love to see more videos like this :)

Your video is just on time Emma! I too have an eassy to write on a novel for this sem. I'm actually halfway done reading the research papers. Gonna use this in practice! Thank you ❤ I never miss your Uni vlogs. They really make me feel related and motivated!

Emmie, What a great vlog. It seems to be proper stream of conciousness, flow of information, with huge amount of explanation. Landing on the block of pure maths, intruding into the lit, was pure sublime. Those quotes are really dense. Shame there wasn't more. I think I plan to reread the fearie queen and read that book of essays. And it is day 3.

this was the most comforting video ever

this was such a good fun and motivating video!!!!!! i have a hate-to-love relationship with writing essays, i love doing it but i get very scared and self-conscious when the deadline arrives. would love to see more essay-writing videos :) also lets abolish conclusion paragraphs! they are a true nightmare!

Thank you for posting this video as other comments have said I too am writing a paper that is 8 days out from being due I am up now working on it . Love your videos and love seeing the process and how you do it . This is my first year of community college and my very first college essay so hopefully all goes well .

I love how you’re so clam, Im having mood swings and Im freaking out all the time

I really enjoyed this video. I have been writing essays haphazardly. Sometimes I try to sit and come out with a good essay which are accepted by Journals. It was helpful! Keep rocking.

Yes, it was very interesting to watch your progress writing an essay. I’d be interested in watching more of this type of videos.

I love coming back to this video every few months to motivate myself :))

I just started The Iliac Crest and I’m already hooked! Thank you Emma for suggesting such an interesting novel!!! I could already write an essay about it!

I was just about to write my essay which is due in two days and I saw you uploaded a video about writing essays T_T I don't feel like dying anymore, thank you

I truely enjoyed this process. Hearing your tips, seeing the ideas and your process come together was fun to watch. As a student, I was able to put myself in your shoes. It made me realize that I don’t see this caliber of content… ever? I loved it. A++

Thank you for sharing, Emma, this was very helpful! Coming from a German speaking background, I find it quite hard to condense my writing into short, precise sentences when writing English essays, since in German the longer a sentence the better - bonus points if it so complicated that you have to read it three times over to understand it and find the corresponding verbs xD

I really enjoyed this analysis of your essay writing, especially since I am returning to study through Open Learning soon. I'm attempting an arts subject so any videos or tips on writing and especially essay writing is so helpful. I have to say that I would love more teachers/lecturers/professors to be as wonderful as yours is for this video essay, he/she sounds excellent. I feel that excellent teachers of this calibre are not always available. I love lots of feedback, too. I hope my teachers in Open Learning will be as excellent in providing really good feedback when I begin.

I always wonder how you get time to read so many books while you do so thorough work with your school papers! You inspire me Emma🤩 just started on a fresh semester today and I am so excited about the subject "creative writing". Good luck with school, now Im going to enjoy the rest of this lovely video.

This video is so helpful!! I am certainly gonna watch this every time before I start writing an essay! Really, thank you so much for creating this video! Please, do post more such videos. 🥺🥺💛💛✨

I LOVED this style of video. My degree is full of writing and I'm so happy you made this video. Plz plz do more!!

i love this so much

I absolutely Looove this video

Wow I was so interested and invested. I'm so glad you showed us your professor's notes.

this video singlehandedly motivated me to do my essays. I totally relate to needing to find the exact, pertinent word to use in a sentence. sometimes it adds hours to the writing process

Hi Emmerson. Thank you for sharing another wonderful video. I enjoy watching your content while I am studying.

Ha I thought I was only person had a similar process when doing a paper. I have to fit my sessions between a full time job and kids. I can't mess around and this way is one of the best ways. This is how I show others who are also taking course while working full time. So much easier when you are organized. Loved your process and how you think!

Oof, I should be finishing my History essay on *Successful Protest Movements* that's due by 11.59 PM today...I'll be right back to watch this and weep over my procrastination skills once I edit my conclusion and submit it...😩 *Update* : submitted!

hi Emma!

This was really helpful. I am not currently writing anything but I did just go back to uni after 10+ years of life happening and I will surely write plenty of essays in the coming few years. After such a long time away from uni studies, I am pretty rusty.

i'm definitely going to try out highlighting sentences in a different color that i feel like need editing, and color coding notes by which paragraph to use them in. i'm really bad with planning/structuring essays and i just kinda throw everything on the page. this is gonna be so useful as i'm finishing up my masters thesis. thanks emma!!!

I rewatch this video whenever im struggling to do an essay haha

So glad you shared this, I have a critical review paper due this semester on a book and I am so overwhelmed just thinking about it because I haven't written a paper in years, let alone annotate & review a book.

literally writing a final essay on war and peace right now so this is perfect timing!!

this was such a great and informative video, I would love more videos on how you study, write papers etc.

this came out at such a good time I'm in the middle of writing an English essay

I finished my MA degree two years ago and don't see myself writing an essay ever again but I'm still planing to watch and enjoy every minute of the video. Besides I broke my elbow a week ago, had an immediate surgery and am now in bed all day with a cast on my arm so I'm glad to get some comfort from your content 🧡

you inspire me sm:)

this made me want to write an essay?? like how is that possible I just feel like it would be really interesting and fun to go through all of these processes, figuring out my opinion on the topic and explaining it with references and arguments somehow I'm looking forward to the essays I'll have to write this year in high school, so thanks for that!

Definitely enjoyed it! I never thought to highlight my notes in different colours for different paragraphs. I might try that! I totally understand the need to work on an essay for days rather than hours, haha. I'm not physically capable of a rush job either. I usually give myself a few days for planning and organizing everything, a day to write the outline, and then I pick a day that I can fully devote to the writing of it, pretty much just stay in bed with my laptop and notes, and take long breaks between each paragraph. I always tell myself I only need to get half of it done, but I'm usually on a roll by then and just want to get it over with. I always leave the conclusion, proofreading, and works cited page for the next day, though.

Damn, as an English and Linguistics double major and one of those people who most definitely writes their essays in a day, I don't think I could ever bear to go through as many rounds of edits as Emma does. I hate reading my stuff back because it makes me insecure about it and when you have 20 minutes until the submission deadline, there is no time for that. I've literally handed in essays I've just edited while writing them and never read through beginning to end. It hasn't come back to bite me in the ass yet, so yay?

this is so helpful thank you! x

I literally want more videos right away😍😂. So cozy, informative and as snug as a bug in a rug💕❤️

I'm back in graduate school after working a few years after my English undergrad degree, and I feel embarrassingly rusty. This video helped SO much. My past self did this all instinctually, but I'd forgotten these skills and now they're all coming back. Thank you for sharing Emmie!

It's always great to see that some professors actually do give any kind of feedback - seeing a detailed one always makes me remember, there are some professors who appreciate the student's work enough to give them their attention :D I am a final year BA student and I never got any written feedback on my essays, just the mark, not a single commentary on what could I improve, not even why I got the mark, what did I do wrong :( But seeing these kinds of feedbacks is just nice :))

I have an essay due in a few days about education in ancient Greece so your video ist helping me so much right now!🌻

This video is soooo sooo helpful, so therapeutic and soooo educative ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Watching your videos always inspires me pursuit English Literature major at postgraduate. At present, I'm in English Linguistics major but reading classic books is something luxury and difficult for me. Just a little thoghts ^^ anws, always love your videos ❤

I loved this video. The tips were great!

This was so helpful and interesting, thank you 😊

hi! I love you and your Chanel! I am taking British lit this semester and am working on my research paper on paradise lost, I will definitely be looking back on this video to help write my essay!

i actually need to write an essay this week and starting them always scares me, so this video came on n the right time hehe, thank you for the guidance 🥰

Not an English student, but this was actually so helpful. I like the idea of splitting up the days you write the essay and going over the work you have already done each day.