If you still think you can’t write an argumentative essay, think again. Remember the last time you convinced your roommate to get the pizza topping you like. Or that time you ranted on TikTok about ...

While teaching argumentative writing to her college English class, Lauren John learns a thing or two herself. With the fall college semester in full swing online, students in my Zoom-based writing ...

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 ...

An argument paper is one in which the author takes a specific stance on a topic and attempts to sway the reader. Argument papers are not always assigned as such and may include certain types of ...

Persuasive writing is more than stating your opinion — it’s about engaging with others’ ideas, structuring your response, and using rhetorical appeals effectively. The 'They Say/I Say' approach helps ...

Mars Gen One: Argubot Academy is a slick iPad role-playing game that illustrates the purpose of making a solid, evidence-based argument. The game follows Zodiac Flynn through his first days in a ...

For researchers in the natural sciences who want to use narrative tools to improve the quality of their grant applications to make them more informative and persuasive Developed with 9 experts in ...

The new question-of-the-week is: How can we use “writing frames” and “writing structures” without students feeling like they always have to do formulaic writing? Different contributors to this series ...

Using games as a springboard for writing can transform student engagement and skill development. From persuasive pizza pitches to storytelling board games, interactive activities provide authentic ...

Twenty years ago, when I started my career as an ESL teacher in Houston, Texas, I remember the struggles of teaching persuasive writing to English learners. I had students who were bright, ...

Has the five-paragraph essay, long a staple in school writing curricula, outlived its usefulness? The venerable writing tool has largely fallen out of favor among influential English/language arts ...