Research Essay Writing (12 weeks)— Fee: $119 usd


19 Lessons, including:

• Topic Development
  
• Narrowing a Topic
• Evaluating Resources
• Methods of Persuasion
• Writing an Informative Thesis
• Writing a Persuasive Thesis
• Creating an Outline
• Introductory Paragraphs
• Topic Sentences
• Refining Body Paragraphs
• Supporting with Concrete Details
• Commenting on Support
• Writing a First Draft
• Using Transition Sentences
• Primary vs. Secondary Sources
• Writing Effective Conclusions
• Language Use
• Revising
• Proofreading
• Correct Citations
• Parenthetical Citations
• Direct Quotations
• Block Quotations
• Paraphrasing
• Developing a Works Cited page
• Plagiarism
• Formatting a Paper with MLA

  Over 80 pages of Supporting Materials:

• 25 Lesson Reviews
• 9 Usage Reviews/Tests
• A Final Usage Exam
• The Writer's Handbook—covers topics such as common errors, active and passive voice, transitions, etc.
• A Discussion Board where you will post your assignments and interact with your instructor

General Information
Registered students will receive a password allowing them to access the course materials at any time. Students may access the lessons and content reviews, usage exercises, and reference pages as many times and as often as they wish.

Usage exercises and content reviews are completed online, and assignments will be posted directly to the Discussion Board for instructor feedback.

If a student completes all of the course assignments, he or she is eligible for a certificate of completion. Students can request a certificate by emailing the Web administrator via the Contact Us page. In your request, please include your name as you'd like it to appear on the certificate and your postal address. The certificate will be sent by postal mail.

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