Based on our experience reviewing tens of thousands of essays, we created this course to help students seeking an extra edge in the writing process. The course contains eleven lessons and many example papers. Each of the lessons should help you with a different portion of the writing process.

The importance of a strong thesis	Advice on writing effective introductions
The role of topic sentences	Learn how to take the most of your sources
Making others' work part of your argument .	Tips on writing a coherent paper
Framing and structuring your paper	Grammar and style tips
Writing effective conclusions	Examples of proper citations
Revising strategies	Fool's Gold -- Reflections on the Invisible Man Storms of Providence -- Thunderstorms in Bronte's Villette Happiness on the Kansas Plain -- Lessons in the Wizard of Oz The Entrepreneur in Economics -- Misunderstood entrepreneurial traits Propaganda or Romance? -- The role of film in the Nazi state Evolutionary Ethics -- Disconnect between biology and ethics Where Does My Guilt Lie? -- Riefenstahl's legacy Adam's Apron -- The Bible's fig tree Deceptive Beauty -- Beauty in Toomer's Cane In Custody of the Unsaid -- The unsaid in Desai's In Custody Silicon City -- High tech agglomeration American Dream -- Poverty trap Artists as Gentrifiers -- Artists and urban renewal