Writing well takes time. Writing well does not mean just sitting down and beginning to write sentences until you reach the page limit. Starting writing the night before your assignment is due doesn't ...

Emily Johnston, a writing studies professor at UC Merced, has researched how the act of writing rewires the brain to build ...

With frequent modeling, teachers can guide their students to work through the writing process with confidence.

This third entry in an occasional series from Roy Peter Clark, who witnessed the Poynter Institute’s founding, explores its history in honor of its 50th anniversary. It would be hard to estimate how ...

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We have peer tutors available to meet with you to help you at any step of the writing process. Do you have a writing assignment? We can help! In fact, we can also help with cover letters, personal ...

Far too often, I measure the success of my writing by how much work I produce each day, instead of actually thinking about ...

The University Writing Program works with Drexel faculty and programs to develop writing assignments, learning experiences, and goals that enrich student outcomes. In addition, we administer the ...

Matthew Johnson is an English teacher from Ann Arbor, Mich., and the author of Flash Feedback: Responding to Student Writing Better and Faster – Without Burning Out (published by Corwin Press). His ...