Summer is officially over for me as this week has launched me headfirst into what will be a very full term of teaching. One of my most challenging courses to teach is Writing 100, Academic Writing. A prerequisite to the required freshmen composition course, Writing 100 is for students who haven’t met the necessary SAT thresholds to succeed in Writing 101. Often these students struggle with grammar and mechanics; they can write a paragraph, but when they have to string paragra