Week 1

    Introduction to Academic Writing 

           • Defining Academic Writing

           • Five-paragraph Structure

           • Potential Topics

Week 2

    Constructing Thesis Statements

           • Clarifying POV

           • What Am I Arguing?

           • “The Roadmap”

Week 3

    Introduction

           • Setting The Scene

           • Content And Length

           • Strategies To “Grab” The Reader

Week 4

    Body

           • Summarize, Analyze, Explain, Evaluate

           • Supporting Your Thesis Statement

           • Drawing On Sources

Week 5

    Conclusion

           • Summarizing

           • Reaffirm Position

           • Sense Of Finality

Week 6

    Topic Sentences and Transitions

           • Crafting An Engaging Topic Sentence

           • Circling Back To Thesis Statement

           • Linking Sections

Week 7

    Opinion and Fact

           • How Opinion And Fact Differ

           • When, Where And How To State Opinion And Fact

           • 80/20 Rule

Week 8

    Active and Passive Voice  

           • When To Use Active Voice

           • When To Use Passive Voice

           • Finding Your Voice

Week 9

    Punctuation

           • Rules

           • Proper Usage Of Colon, Semi-Colon, Dash, &c.

           • Diversifying Writing

Week 10

    Vocabulary

           • The Dictionary And Thesaurus

           • Similes, Metaphors, Figurative Language

           • Formal Or Colloquial

Week 11

    Composition

           • Syntax

           • Grammar

           • Semantics

Week 12

    Reasoning and Support

           • Evidence-based Claims

           • Outside Sources

           • Quoting, Reinterpreting

Week 13

    Research and Citations

           • Bibliography

           • Formatting, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism 

           • Time-efficient Research Methods

Week 14

    Outlining   

           • Brainstorming

           • Hierarchy Of Ideas

           • Order, Organize, Label

Week 15

    Proofreading and Editing

           • Revision Techniques

           • Feedback

           • Multiple Drafts

Week 16

    The Essay

           • Features Of The Essay

           • Expectations

           • Practice

Week 17

    The Research Paper

           • Features Of The Research Paper

           • Expectations

           • Practice

Week 18

    The Case Study

           • Features Of The Case Study

           • Expectations

           • Practice

Week 19

    The Review

           • Features Of The Review

           • Expectations

           • Practice

Week 20

    The Newspaper Article

           • Features Of The News Paper Article

           • Expectations

           • Practice

Week 21

    The Creative Assignment

           • Features Of The Creative Assignment

           • Expectations

           • Practice

Week 22

    The Lab Report

           • Features Of The Lab Report

           • Expectations

           • Practice

Week 23

    Final Assignment Part 1

           • Outline

           • Thesis Statement

Week 24

    Final Assignment Part 2

           • Introduction

           • Body

Week 25

    Final Assignment Part 3 and Presentation

           • Body

           • Conclusion