Essay
An essay is the thesis-driven, argumentative core of an academic project — the document you draft, backed by the sources the citation coach checks.
An essay is the thesis-driven, argumentative core of an academic project — the document you draft, backed by the sources the citation coach checks.
Essay is a document type in the Academic writing content type, and the one you get when you add a document without picking a type. Open the Academic writing page to see every document type it offers.
The stages it moves through
Every document moves through the same shape: Ideation, Outline, Draft, Revision, Final edit. After Ideation you can move back and forth freely — jump to whichever stage the work needs.
Where it belongs
This document type is part of the Academic writing content type. The content-type page lists its full document roster, the coaches it recommends, and what each stage costs.