Students increasingly have the option to submit a video introduction, recorded on their phone or laptop, with their college application. This is a way for admissions officers to get a better idea of ...

The first essay anybody writes is for school. Same here. But the only examples I remember are the ones I wrote at the end, in my A-level exams. One compared Hitler to Stalin. Another, Martin Luther ...

I used to believe I taught the one genre that artificial intelligence couldn’t touch. For 15 years, I’ve guided college students through the deeply human work of personal narrative, helping them ...

On May 17, three local high school students were honored at the meeting of the Matthew Thornton Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution for their participation in ...

First impressions can make or break a character's image in front of the audience. The moment a character is introduced carries a lot of weight, and if the character is a big deal, he has to be brought ...

Without a structured plan, an essay can become disorganized, making arguments less convincing. A well-structured informative essay outline helps organize thoughts, making the content more logical and ...

You've probably seen the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ads on drunken driving, advising motorists to "drive sober or get pulled over." You may have seen ads from Drop It and Drive, a ...

When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in two lawsuits against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill last summer, the justices seemed to leave room ...

The genre is often maligned for being formulaic and melodramatic, but it’s more important than you think. By Nell Freudenberger Most high school seniors approach the college essay with dread. Either ...

Do you ever get that sinking feeling when you see “Write an informative essay” on an assignment? Like, you know you gotta explain something, but how do you make it actually interesting? Ugh, the ...