Week 1
Lesson 1
How to Annotate a Source
Learn advanced annotation skills to improve your understanding of and ability to remember difficult texts. Annotation will also help you stay organized as you conduct research.
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Empowering Your Essay by Effectively Embedding Summaries
This lesson will help you know how, when, and why to include a summary of a source within a larger essay or research paper.
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Paraphrase Like a Pro
Paraphrasing effectively helps you to avoid unintentional plagiarism AND adds to your credibility as a writer. Learn specific strategies to paraphrase like a pro.
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Quote the Experts
Learn how to use quotations from sources to strengthen your argument and add to your credibility.  In this lesson you will learn to choose, use, cite, and explain quotes effectively.
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Avoid Unintentional Plagiarism
Learn to avoid the danger of unintentionally plagiarizing.  Avoiding plagiarism means avoiding big trouble--and it adds to your credibility as a writer because your readers will know they can trust you.
 Week 6
Lesson 6
Purpose and Audience
Knowing your purpose and audience--and writing with them in mind--will make your writing more powerful and more persuasive.
 Week 7
Lesson 7
Thesis Statements
The thesis statement is the single most important sentence in your paper; learn how to make sure yours meets all the requirements for a strong thesis statement.
 Week 8
Lesson 8
Research and Note Taking
Learn how to find credible sources and take notes on them. 
 Week 9
Lesson 9
Synthesizing Sources and Organizing Your Paper
This lesson will show you how to create a simple outline to organize your argument for your research paper and synthesize the sources within it.  You will then be fully prepared to write your research paper.