Writing a great essay isn’t just about putting words on paper—it’s about understanding your topic, building a clear argument, ...

A strong thesis statement is the backbone of any academic paper, guiding both the writer and the reader. From understanding the types of theses to refining them through revision, mastering this skill ...

All Harvard College freshmen enrolled in expository writing courses were required to complete a three-part training module on artificial intelligence this semester, the first time the training has ...

Harvard plans to increase class sizes in a subset of its introductory writing courses, a move that union leaders said would improperly raise instructors’ workloads during ongoing contract negotiations ...

Kate Burnett has passed. (Well, I only recently found out, and it was five years ago when she departed this world.) She had reached the ripe old age of 94. She was a tough, older New Englander when I ...

We have an epidemic. The virus is known to travel on paper and transmit over the keyboard: it jumps from old lawyer to young lawyer, preys on the inexperienced and insecure lawyer, and thrives in the ...

Reading and writing were always my favorite subjects when I was in school, and I can still remember when I was taught that a proper paragraph had five sentences in it. It was probably around fourth ...

A high school teacher went viral this week with a video showing his students' horrified reaction to his instructions to write a paragraph. Featured Video When he clarifies that a paragraph means five ...

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