Walden University Writing Center

Last week  we learned about the importance of presenting a clear topic sentence (also known as the main idea) in every paragraph. This week...

The MEAL plan* of paragraph development and organization is a popular acronym at Walden. Whenever I ask students if they’ve heard of it, at ...

We all know the frustrations that can come with writing a group paper or working on a collaborative project, whether for school or for w...

Confession: While taking walks, I keep the old, beat-up notes, lists, and letters I find. You know, the scraps of paper that have likely f...

Note: This post has been updated per APA 7. Good news! Quotes are not required in a study! But they can sometimes be potent statements ...