What this handout is about This handout describes some steps for planning and writing papers about literary texts. For additional information on writing about drama and poetry specifically, please see the Writing Center’s handouts on writing about drama and on … Read more

What this handout is about This handout was written with several goals in mind: to explain what historians do and how they approach the writing process, to encourage you to think about your history instructor’s expectations, and to offer some … Read more

What is the author’s purpose in writing this article or book? To publish research? To attack another author’s position? To defend an embattled position? Is the purpose clear throughout? Does the author have more than one purpose? Is one less … Read more

If you find yourself wishing your students would write more thoughtful papers or think more deeply about the issues in your course, this handout may help you. At the Writing Center, we work one-on-one with thousands of student writers and … Read more