I’ve spent the better part of a decade staring at essays. Not just reading them, but really examining them–their structure, their ambition, their ability to either …
I’ve spent the better part of a decade staring at essays. Not just reading them, but really examining them–their structure, their ambition, their ability to either …
I’ve read hundreds of personal statements. Some made me sit up straighter. Others put me to sleep before the second paragraph. The difference wasn’t always obvious, …
I’ve been staring at a blank page for twenty minutes, trying to figure out where to begin this. The irony isn’t lost on me–I’m about to …
I’ve been teaching writing for about eight years now, and I can tell you that evaluation essays trip up more students than almost any other form. …
I’ve spent the better part of a decade reading student essays, and I can tell you with absolute certainty that the thesis statement is where most …
I’ve stared at that number countless times. Three thousand words. It sits there on the assignment sheet, and immediately my brain does the math–or tries to. …
I’ve spent the better part of a decade watching students wrestle with medical essays, and I’ve come to realize something that most writing guides won’t tell …
I’ve been teaching writing for nearly a decade now, and I’ve watched thousands of students stare at blank screens, convinced that the five paragraph essay is …
So, you’re staring at a blank document, the deadline creeping closer like some villain in a slow-burn horror movie. The sheer weight of academic expectations is …
It’s no news that one of the most difficult things about any academic assignment is formatting. And while choosing fonts and margins is easy, citing and referencing can be a problem.