Writing: The Research Paper

e'll be brainstorming for ideas, learning how to use the power of Google more effectively, and then crafting the most gorgeous thesis statements you've ever seen. And that's only the beginning. We'll hold your hands every step of the way, and in the end—you'll have a short, sweet, real-live-bona-fide research paper. More importantly, you'll have the ability to write a research paper without panicking, for the rest of your (long, glorious) academic career.

Writing: The Five-Paragraph Essay

In this painless 15-lesson course, you'll sharpen your ideas, get them down on paper (or on screen), and even do some fancy-shmancy revisions. The final product will be an essay worthy of being showcased on the fridge. If it's really good, it might even be worthy of being showcased on the fridge in the break room of The New Yorker. Ready? Set? Go!