What makes a good introduction for a dissertation? Graduate students practice critiquing one another’s thesis chapters, but they rarely read the introductions — usually because those are written to ...

Learn how to write a compelling essay introduction that captures attention. Discover expert tips for crafting the perfect intro and starting your essay strong. Writing an essay introduction can feel ...

This week we will illustrate how using the three-part strategy of hooking your readers, narrowing down the information you share with them, and stating your thesis statement works in writing an ...

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 ...

(Editor’s note: “How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times” is the fourth in a series of writing and language books written by Poynter’s Roy Peter Clark and published by Little, Brown, beginning ...

Funded by a Teaching and Learning Development Grant, this first video examines ways to improve narrative writing and what its goals are. Many students do not fully understand how to write narratives ...