Harvard College Writing Center

Harvard College Writing Center is a website that can be a useful tool for any person who is looking to improve writing skills and find information to help fine-tune skills they already possess. The website has free access for the public, however, it’s specifically geared towards students that are at least on the high school level, but can be helpful for many students. Their website is composed of various links that allow students to pick topics that can be useful to their academic ventures. It could also be useful for educators to give to their students to help them form proper habits when they are writing. 

The skills that the website deals with a range from how to close read to how to write a comparative essay. The website’s topics cover material that every student will use in various subjects throughout their academic careers. For example, if a student needs information about outlining, they would find the tab labeled outlining and click on it. From there they would be directed to a page with an informational article about how to make a proper outline. In this specific example, the article’s sections include a definition, first steps in the process, generalizing information, and how to put it all together. Another useful section included in the example is what a standard outline will look like. Students would struggle with outlining can find helpful information on how to structure theirs.  

Overall Harvard College Writing Center has set up a wonderful website that can be utilized to teach and guide students to strengthen their writing abilities. It can be the most useful to English students of all backgrounds as well as educators. 

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