How to write an English essay?

Okay im im college and im not smart and after my first essay in which i did terrible, my prof. pretty much told me to re-do and im even more confused because i got some of the information out of the encyclopedia he told us to use and then he marked it and said it didn’t make any sense so im not sure what to do. I also have to write another essay due this coming Thursday with the one i have to do over and we got this information on a Thursday so we have a week to do it and the template for the second essay we’ll get on Tuesday so we haven’t even got that yet. So what can i do? Please make it clear because i am not smart.

Writing in college can be a big transition from writing in high school. Many schools have writing centers that will help you with your papers. You should visit them if you are struggling.