Most research-assignment handouts given to undergraduates fail to guide the students toward a comprehensive strategy for completing the work, according to two researchers at the University of ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Bertonneau argues that research papers teach students to be too deferential to authority, neglecting ...

In this multi-step assignment, students select a topic and write an informative research paper about an approved topic of significance to their audience (peers comprised of business majors and ...

Require many reliable sources to back up your thesis/claim. Take up a position and support it with evidence. Usually about events (historical or current), textual arguments, or personal interests.

As a writing instructor, my greatest challenge is not underprepared students, online essay mills, or cellphones. It’s the inherent artificiality of the classroom. My first-year composition courses ...

AP and NWP teachers participating in the survey report giving students written assignments ranging from research papers to short responses, journaling, and creative writing. The type and frequency of ...

Your comparative paper (seven to ten pages, double-spaced) will involve analyzing at least two biblical texts that deal with one of the general topics listed below. Your paper is due electronically ...

Pamela Ban is a senior at Harvard University. As a high school student, she wrote a research paper that appeared in The Concord Review. Updated August 29, 2011, 5:05 PM The Internet makes it easy to ...