In my last post here on Thoughts on Thinking, I discussed 7 Tips for Integrating Critical Thinking into your Writing and one of those tips was to develop an organized structure. In writing, not a ...

HAVE you ever found yourself wondering: “How shall I start?” How often have you finished writing something only to discover that your work has no real conclusion? What do you do when you can’t think ...

Extended "discourse," such as class presentations or essays written as school assignments, has a particular structure arising from particular expectations and standards. Such structure, expectations, ...

Use a defined format with an introduction, body and a conclusion to organize your thoughts logically Include relevant facts, examples, and explanations in each body paragraph. Also reflect on their ...

Good writing begins with good reading. Almost all good readers are good writers because they have familiarized themselves with and are not afraid of different styles, genres, diction, grammar, and ...

The word essay derives from the title of a 1580 collection of writings by the Frenchman Michel de Montaigne. In his Essays, Montaigne set down his thoughts on whatever subject snared his ...

Dry. Proscriptive. Wordy. Jargony. Boring. Many words have been used to describe scientific writing, very few of which would excite a reader to take a closer look into the contents of a paper. With ...

Most importantly, introductions should introduce your paper. Sounds simple, right? But often, students will use the introduction to summarize the topics they will expand in the body of their paper.

Your essay may change significantly while you're developing it, and then the intro will be inappropriate. Struggling for a good intro is a sure step to developing writer's block. Ex: One has to wonder ...