This is a writing course intended to develop the participant's skills in academic writing in English. It works with fundamental structures of the 5 paragraph academic essay - Introduction, 3 main body paragraphs, and a conclusion. The focus is on writing a thesis oriented academic essay, with clear extensions connecting to each of the body paragraphs. 

The course works with two short stories, The Fly by Katherine Mansfield, and The Swimmer by John Cheever.

Final assessment is a combination of course work produced during the semester and a final paper written in the penultimate week of the semester.