Because many postcollegiate careers require facility in written communication, students should write frequently and receive prompt, constructive criticism of their efforts. We can all benefit from a close examination of our work by those able to suggest improvements in format, content, style, grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Do your utmost on every essay, so your readers will know where you are in the pursuit of excellence. In this model essay I provide suggestions to help you improve your writing.
All essays require a title.
Choose the title carefully. Make it appealing and informative. You might start with a working title, and then revise to reflect what you eventually wrote. Although uncommon and often unnecessary in short essays, subheadings appear here as an instructional tool. Subheadings help the reader immensely as essay length and complexity increase.