I remember spending hours commenting painstakingly on my students’ papers when I was a graduate student teaching in the Expository Writing Program at New York University. My students loved our classes ...

Staring at a blank document with “Bachelor Thesis” at the top is a strange kind of pressure. For months you’ve been building toward this moment, and suddenly the structure that carried you through ...

Two recent experiments highlight aspects of writing instruction that are rarely studied—or taught. Recent research suggests that secondary students can benefit significantly from learning how to ...