Each of the topic sentences below is poorly written. A pull-down menu after each sentence lists the following possible problems with the topic sentence: Too general: CORRECT! This topic sentence is ...

Many students know the struggle of rephrasing paragraphs without sounding repetitive. Plagiarism risks and awkward flow often ...

Jeff: Oooh and yip, I think the crowd have lost interest Janine. Janine: Classic mistake here Jeff. He’s not used paragraphs. Jeff: Why don’t you break it down for the viewers at home Janine. Janine: ...

When writing an essay, it’s important to think about which aspects you would like to include in your paper. For example, are there definitions or background information that you’d like to explain ...

In his blog The White Rhino: A Chicago Latino English Teacher, Ray Salazar argues that the five-paragraph essay should be tossed out the window. The Chicago public school teacher writes that the ...