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, ...

In the most abstract sense, the function of an introductory paragraph is to move the reader from the world of daily life into the textual and analytical space of an essay. In a more concrete sense, an ...

Do you ever get that sinking feeling when you see “Write an informative essay” on an assignment? Like, you know you gotta explain something, but how do you make it actually interesting? Ugh, the ...