Writing assignments are an important part of both the student's learning process and the teaching process. Students get to learn a lot from the writing assignments and similarly he teacher can analyze the student's learning better through these assignments. However, following are the five major principles to follow if you want to assign a writing assignment to the students, which is effective and useful.

* Consider the teaching goals or the goals of the course in general while deciding the topic so that the assignment helps both the students and teachers.

* Understand the rhetorical aspects for example the targeted audience, region or situation, and purpose of the assignment to make it more meaningful.

* Break down the task into various steps that are easy to step and the student can conveniently compile them as one in the end.

* Provide clear instructions regarding each element.

* Attach the grading criteria on the task sheet so that the students understand on which section they will be graded and how.

According to the UK assignment help, these basic principles make or break the effectiveness of the writing assignment in terms of teaching and must be considered by the teachers.