answer:If you want something to start out, I would really recommend Evergreen by Susan Fawcett. For example, if you wanted to learn about how to write introductions, it has the following suggestions, together with illustrations and examples: (a) Single sentence thesis statement (b) General intro to specific thesis statement (c) Case study or illustration (d) Surprising idea or fact (e) Begin with contradiction (f) Direct quotation Or for conclusions: (a) Call to action (b) End with final point (c) End with question (d) End with story / case study / example Now I personally don’t believe in template essays, but if you’re looking for a starting point, i would go for Evergreen. If you PM me your e-mail address I can send you sample pages (they don’t seem to be avaliable on amazon) so you can have an idea. I also use Academic Writing – a handbook for International students Also worth checking out is the online OWL at Purdue though I think this site is particulary helpful for addressing very specific stylistic problems that you might have. e.g., Eliminating Wordiness.