An essay can seem like a daunting assignment if writing isn't a strength for you. We've asked our writing coaches to provide tips on how to write an essay.

I’ve been taking on this challenge for the past few years as a teacher of policy writing. Despite student protestations, I continue to assign group papers.

Give your assignment one last read before submitting. You may choose to complete one step of the writing process per day, break your paper up into pieces or allot time for feedback (such as the ...

By situating writing assignments in a sequence, you can write holistic feedback that helps students reflect on what they’ve done well in one assignment, and how that can help them in the next one.

Professors sometimes bemoan their students' writing skills. But how good are professors at creating quality writing assignments? There's no recent, national study of how and what professors are asking ...