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Master the ACT Essay

The ACT is coming up and getting a good writing score is critical to your college future (as if you didn’t already know that). In general, standardized tests like the ACT have two main writing&...

How Teachers Grade my Paper

I’ve graded almost 30,000 essays in my 25 years as a teacher in nearly every subject area. In order to keep my sanity and get through that work, I (and every other teacher) must rely on a defined pr...

TOEFL Test Prep for Writing

What is the TOEFL Exam? The TOEFL Exam (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is a standardized English test with four parts.  Reading Speaking Listening Writing The test lasts for about three h...