What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Pocket Instructor: Writing’

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Updated 11 June 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Pocket Instructor: Writing’

Editors: Amanda Irwin Wilkins, Keith Shaw

“The Pocket Instructor: Writing” offers 50 practical exercises for teaching students the core elements of successful academic writing. 

The exercises — created by faculty from a broad range of disciplines and institutions — are organized along the arc of a writing project, from brainstorming and asking analytical questions to drafting, revising, and sharing work with audiences outside traditional academia.