30 Literary Devices High School Students Should Know
High school courses that involve narrative, such as AP Lang, Creative Writing, and Film require an understanding of literary devices. Analytical papers ask students to interpret a work. To do so, students must collect and…
20 Rhetorical Devices High School Students Should Know
When you hear the term “rhetorical devices,” perhaps you picture old, bearded men sitting around a pile of grapes, debating love and democracy. Maybe the Roman orator Cicero comes to mind. I’m guessing you don’t…
How to Ask a Professor for an Extension + Example Emails
So, you want to learn how to ask a professor for an extension, but you’re afraid of sounding like a slacker, or of getting on your professor’s bad side. Luckily, we have some dos and…
How to Write the Why This Major Essay + Example
Writing the supplemental “Why this major” essay sounds like a cakewalk for approximately 4% of high school seniors—those lucky few who’ve known their purpose since kindergarten. For most, it feels more like a desperate stab…
How to Write the Overcoming Challenges Essay + Example
At some point, most college-bound students are tasked with writing an overcoming challenges essay. The prompt crops up in various forms, as a supplemental short essay about overcoming a challenge, and in as the main…
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