@HCWritingCenter

The Harvard College Writing Center is a place for Harvard undergraduates to get help with any aspect of their writing.

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Interesting essays start with interesting questions. New handout on asking analytical questions in our new Strategies for Essay Writing collection: writingcenter.fas.harvard.ed…

Asking Analytical Questions | Harvard College Writing Center

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Excited to debut our new Strategies for Writing handouts to help you navigate the writing process. Check them out here:writingcenter.fas.harvard.ed…

Strategies for Essay Writing | Harvard College Writing Center

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5 Common Grammar Mistakes in Academic English harvardwritingcenterblog.com…

5 Common Grammar Mistakes in Academic English

by Emily Herring, Harvard College Writing Center English Grammar and Language Tutor  #1: ARTICLES (the/a)I found a cat. = I found any cat.I found the cat. = I found a specific cat.I found cats…

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Look to your conclusion for your strongest ideas: harvardwritingcenterblog.com…

Your Essay’s Argument Might Be Hiding in Your Conclusion

by Sonia Epstein “a thesis statement shouldn’t be a teaser-trailer; it should be the ‘tl;dr’ of your paper” I’m finishing up an essay about a 19th century British novel, a p…

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Try a reverse outline to see if your ideas are in a logical order. harvardwritingcenterblog.com…
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Finishing those last papers of the semester? Be your own writing tutor with these tips from the Writing Center blog: harvardwritingcenterblog.com…

Be Your Own Writing Tutor

by Maya Jenkins Finished with an essay draft and stuck on revising? Hoping to avoid the most common pitfalls of academic writing? Want to learn how to think like a Writing Center tutor? Look no fur…

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Great thread of Harvard academic writing resources! Another great resource for students: our writing tutors offer advice on our blog: harvardwritingcenterblog.com

The Barker Underground

writing advice from the Harvard College Writing Center tutors

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@MushtaqBilalPhD29 Nov 2022
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1. Harvard faculty explain analytical writing Contains tips on: • How to write an argument • How to show why your argument is important • How to structure your work harvardwrites.com/

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From @RosenzweigJane on AI and college writing:
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Former Writing Center tutor Natasha Lasky has published a book! About Britney Spears, music, and culture. bookshop.org/books/britney-s…

Britney Spears's Blackout

Britney Spears barely survived 2007. She divorced her husband, lost custody of her kids, went to rehab, shaved her head and assaulted a paparazzo. In the midst of her public breakdown, she managed to...

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It's paper season! Here are some great tips from one of our tutors: harvardwritingcenterblog.com…

Be Your Own Writing Tutor

by Maya Jenkins Finished with an essay draft and stuck on revising? Hoping to avoid the most common pitfalls of academic writing? Want to learn how to think like a Writing Center tutor? Look no fur…

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What do you think about the Oxford comma?
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Welcome to Harvard, class of 2026! We look forward to seeing you at the Writing Center this semester. writingcenter.fas.harvard.ed… #harvard2026
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If you are a high school student enrolled in a Harvard Summer School course, check out this advice from a tutor about the differences between high school and college writing: harvardwritingcenterblog.com…

Making the transition from high school writing to college writing: advice from a senior

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You can also read advice from our tutors on the Writing Center blog: harvardwritingcenterblog.com…
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Welcome @HarvardSummer students! We look forward to seeing you at the Writing Center. To book an appointment, visit wcscheduler.fas.harvard.edu.
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We are so proud of our wonderful tutors who have been awarded the Hoopes Prize for excellent undergraduate work for their senior theses! @thelavanyasingh @oowentoorrey Sorcha Ashe, Sonia Epstein, LG Fadiman, @jay_sastry
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Congratulations to the students in @DrJeffreyWilson's first-year writing course for publishing their essays!
Jeffrey R. Wilson@DrJeffreyWilson3 May 2022
Early Feb: 1st-years in our #WhyShakespeare class study #Hamlet Mid Feb: they read Saxo Late Feb: watch #TheNorthman trailer, read some scholarship Later Feb: write essays March: edit them together April: pitch it around Today: they’re up on @LitHub! lithub.com/a-shakespearean-s…

A Shakespearean Study Guide for The Northman

The Northman isn’t an adaptation of Hamlet. The film is an adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s sources, a story told in the medieval historian Saxo Grammaticus’s History of the Danes. The Northman o…

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Congratulations to Samantha O'Sullivan '22, Sahar Mohammadzadeh '22, and Stephanie Alderete '22, winners of our 3-Minute Thesis Competition! Thank you for your inspiring presentations. @HarvardAAAS @harvardphysics @PsychHarvard @HarvardGovUG
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We can always use some extra help down in the Writing Center at this time of year if Remy wakes up soon...
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We're so excited for the return of our undergraduate 3 minute thesis competition! @Harvard_History @HarvardGovUG @PsychHarvard @HarvardMathUE @harvardclassics @harvardphysics @HarvardMagazine @harvardnews @MCB_Harvard @hseas @HarvardAAAS
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