I frequently tackle the wordiness in my students’ writing by imitating my eighth-grade English teacher, Dr. Earley. Like him, I lead students through the exercise of a précis. We spend about 15 ...

Next month master literacy teacher Brian Rowe will speak at a national conference about his method, called IBETS. For six months students who struggled with the traditional paragraph writing model ...

Welcome back to our Academic Writing course – bringing you the essential knowledge and skills you need to be an effective writer in your study life. This time we're looking at a crucial feature of ...

Paragraphs are a collection of sentences. They are used in writing to introduce new sections of a story, characters or pieces of information. Paragraphs help readers to enjoy what has been written ...