Dry. Proscriptive. Wordy. Jargony. Boring. Many words have been used to describe scientific writing, very few of which would excite a reader to take a closer look into the contents of a paper. With ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: How do we teach ELLs formal language and how to write argument essays for the CCSS? Part One’s responses came from Tan Huynh, Vicky Giouroukakis, Maureen Connolly, ...

A paragraph is a collection of related sentences dealing with a single topic. This handout breaks the paragraph down into its conceptual and structural components. The conceptual components — ...

Most subjects have an introductory, important body, and essential end structure. The introduction should cover 2 main topics. Any background information that the reader can understand your article ...

Your essay structure can make or break your argument. Explore essential strategies to craft compelling, well-organized essays. Start improving today! Writing essays can be tough. But do you know what ...

Early in their educational careers, students are taught to write introductory paragraphs that start by them introducing themselves and then merely spelling out what they mean to suggest quite ...

A Reverse Outline can help you see your draft from a new perspective by focusing only on the main points and moves of each paragraph. Open the most recent draft of your writing. Open another blank ...