ProWritingAid in the Classroom

4 Ways to Help Your Students Love Writing

Do your students hate writing? Mine did, too! These four tips helped me get my students to a place where they loved writing.

How to Write an Introduction for Your Essay or Dissertation

A good introduction is one of the most important elements of your paper. Academic articles with great introductions gather widespread favor, as do blog posts, articles, essays, and other digital content. The best way to learn how to write a great introduction is by studying those done well. In this article, we examine how to open an academic paper.

How to Write an Effective Essay

As a full-time teaching professor, I estimate I mark close to 900 essays a year across nine intensive marking periods. In every marking period, the same essay writing issues recur. In this article, I want to share with you the 7 biggest things I wish my students knew before they turned up in my college classes.

How to Write an Outstanding College Essay

Want an A+ on your next college essay? We'll help you earn it with these tips.

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In this guide, we’ll cover what ProWritingAid is and how you can use it in your classroom to build your students’ skills. You’ll find an overview of the ProWritingAid reports with instructions on how to use them in the classroom, as well as sample exercises that you can use with your students. In the appendix, there’s a worksheet students can use to track their changes during editing, which will help them learn how to improve their writing.

5 Ways to Come Up With the Great Essay Ideas

13 Edtech Tools Every Teacher and Student Should Know About

From interactive whiteboards to educational applications, here are 13 edtech tools for every teacher and student to aid and enhance teaching and learning.

6 Ways Ed Tech Tools Can Facilitate the Education Process

How to Write a Good Argumentative Essay

Argumentative writing is different from other types of papers (such as narrative, descriptive, or cause/effect). With this essay, you should investigate a topic from multiple angles. You’ll do that by collecting and evaluating evidence. Then, you’ll established your position and support your thesis with indisputable facts. The purpose of this type of academic writing is to convince the reader to consider your point of view. How exactly do you write a powerful argumentative essay? You’re aware of the effect you should achieve, but how do you get there? We have some tips that will help you get better at argumentative writing.

Before You Start Writing: 5-Step Prep to Make Essay Writing As Painless as Possible

Many of you are probably familiar with the panic or dread that can accompany the act of having an essay topic dropped in front of you on your desk. Nothing’s been written, nothing’s even been thought of; all you have in front of you is a topic, a blank page, and the instructions to “write.” As a former high school English teacher, I’m convinced the anxiety of not knowing what to write is the reason why so many of my students wait until the last possible minute to write an essay. Under pressure, you have no choice but to get started. But by then, it’s too late to write the best essay you could. The solution is to start as soon as possible. Check out this 5 step prep process that you can apply to any essay you write.

Common Mistakes to Avoid When Writing an Academic Essay