A nice piece from Vanderbilt's Center for Teaching helping humanities teachers move away from the traditional essay.

Teachers have known for a long time that, in many ways, the learning outcomes can only be as advanced as the essential question that drives the learning. Maybe it takes a certain professional confidence, or a firm belief in your students, to hand over control of that important step. 

A handy framework with reflective questions to help guide teachers toward a better understanding of how to plan, support, and assess student learning using a 21st century curriculum.