TipsHow to Edit Your Own WorkMegan Holec Does this sentence sound weird? Should I put a comma here? Will my reader understand this section? These questions can be difficult to answer after a writer has spent…Read More
TipsWriter’s Block? Adjusting to University WritingShereen Wyatt Whether it’s a literary analysis essay or a lab report, there’s no doubt that getting your first written assignment at university can be daunting. So, it’s no wonder…Read More
Options NewsWrite your Way to a Stronger VocabularyMegan Holec If you’re a student in grades 8-10 and your vocabulary this summer is slowly diminishing…decreasing…getting worse…becoming bad…then join us for our Ready, Set, Write 8-10, a writing intensive…Read More
WritingA Writing Coach ReflectsMegan Holec Since I started last August as a Writing Coach here at Options, I have certainly learned a lot—how to better teach students to write, how to create instructional materials, and, of course, how to adapt quickly to big changes! As I reflect…Read More
WritingAdventures with Punctuation: the ColonMarisa Grizenko If there’s any punctuation mark I tend to evangelize about, it’s the colon. Colons are versatile tools, but I’ve noticed that few students use them. Most people know…Read More