Personal narrative writing remains a cornerstone of creative expression and academic success. This guide explores six essential techniques including vivid setting establishment, foreshadowing, ...

Learn professional research and essay writing techniques from experienced professors. Master the brewing process of academic writing.

First-year students need to adapt their writing style when transitioning to university. Here’s how educators can support freshmen to develop flexible, analytical and evidence-based writing ...

Earlier this month, my oldest son, a college freshman, shared an essay from his Introduction to Ethnic Studies class. In high school, I rarely enjoyed reviewing his assignments, but now ...

At the helm once again, now during the 2026 spring semester, I’m torn, and I’m aching. Perhaps there is glory in what one can ...

Instead of emerging from intro English courses with a shared foundation, students often gain specialized knowledge that’s tailored to the instructor’s area of expertise. But learning shouldn’t be ...

Some are embracing the new technology largely uncritically, regarding it as a tool that can speed up teaching processes, ...

When Ryan Boroski opened Google Classroom to grade his students’ five-paragraph essays, he had three other tabs on standby: ...

All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. Whether your New Year’s resolution was to lock in this semester, ...

Writing essays takes a ton of time, to say nothing of all the extra time you spend in the research phase, as well as editing each draft to make sure you didn't make any typos or accidentally paste in ...

If you still think you can’t write an argumentative essay, think again. Remember the last time you convinced your roommate to get the pizza topping you like. Or that time you ranted on TikTok about ...

Kenya Primary School Education Assesement candidates celebrate after exams at Nyamachaki Primary Schoo in Nyeri. On 1 November,2023. [FILE/Standard] Essay writing is one of the defining activities in ...