Every writing problem is really a thinking problem — unclear prose usually means the idea underneath hasn't been fully worked out yet. Skyler's approach starts with organizing a student's raw ideas into a logical framework before worrying about style or polish. Her graduate thesis work in Russian an...

Clear writing starts with clear thinking, and Martha's cross-disciplinary research at Michigan — bridging psychology and global health — demands exactly that. She teaches students how to outline an argument before drafting, develop evidence-driven paragraphs, and revise with purpose so the final pro...

Sophia treats writing as a craft with learnable moves — thesis construction, evidence integration, sentence-level revision — not just a talent some students have and others don't. Her English degree from Yale means she's spent four years dissecting how great prose works and translating those techniq...

Strong writing starts with a clear claim and a plan for proving it, not with a blank page and good intentions. Suzie tackles the outlining and thesis-building stages head-on, showing students how to move from a vague topic to a specific argument supported by textual or research evidence. Her backgro...

Three years as an ESL instructor in college plus a teaching stint in Medellín, Colombia gave Ruth an unusually sharp eye for how language works at the sentence level — clarity, structure, and purpose. She applies that awareness to everything from persuasive essays to research papers, breaking down t...

Years of teaching both literature and language at Princeton gave Megan a dual perspective on writing: she thinks about clarity and argument structure the way a composition instructor does, but she also pays attention to rhythm, word choice, and voice the way a literary scholar does. Whether the assi...

Every writing assignment has a hidden question: what does this piece need to accomplish, and for whom? Eva starts there, then builds outward into thesis development, paragraph architecture, and sentence-level style. Her dual background as a journalist and Harvard English student means she can shift ...

Strong writing starts with a clear claim and a logical architecture to support it — skills Surina developed across disciplines from microbiology lab reports to psychology research papers. She walks students through outlining, crafting thesis statements, and revising for clarity, treating each draft ...

Getting ideas out of your head and onto paper in an organized way is a skill, not a talent you're born with. Trishani teaches the mechanics behind strong writing — crafting thesis statements, structuring body paragraphs around evidence, and revising for clarity — across academic essays, creative pie...

Two years of teaching a first-year social sciences seminar at Michigan taught Ceren exactly where student writing tends to fall apart: vague thesis statements, paragraphs that summarize instead of analyze, and conclusions that repeat the intro. She walks through each stage of the drafting process, f...

The gap between having an idea and getting it onto the page clearly is where most students struggle. Rebekah tackles that gap by teaching concrete techniques — outlining with a thesis-first approach, building body paragraphs around evidence, and trimming filler — so students leave with a repeatable ...

Because his University of Michigan coursework spans lab reports, research papers, and humanities essays, Nicholas has practiced adapting tone, evidence use, and structure across genres. He teaches students how to build a clear claim, support it with specific details, and revise with purpose — skills...

Good writing starts with having something specific to say and knowing how to organize it on the page. Anna treats drafting, revision, and sentence-level craft as distinct skills that each deserve focused practice. Her graduate work in speech-language pathology deepens her understanding of how langua...

Julia has been immersed in writing instruction from nearly every angle — as a Writing Center consultant at Denison, a mentor coaching teens on blog posts through New Moon Girl Media, a camp counselor teaching writing at Thurber House, and soon as a GTA at Michigan's Helen Zell Writers' Program. That...

Strong writing isn't about following a formula; it's about knowing what you want to say and choosing the clearest path to say it. Juliane tackles everything from paragraph organization and thesis development to voice and word choice, adapting her approach based on whether a student is working on a p...