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, ...

The end of an essay is something to celebrate. You managed to craft a clear historical argument, support it with evidence, and finish one more assignment on your to-do list. But do you ever find ...

The conclusion is a crucial part of an essay, but, unfortunately, it’s often overlooked. The conclusion connects everything and gives your essays a cohesive and polished look. This part of your essay ...

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 organised structure. In writing, not a ...

Can you imagine reading a work of fiction that brilliantly introduces the ideas held in the novel only to realize when you got to the last page that the concluding chapter was identical to the opening ...