You'll learn down-to-earth strategies for organizing your thoughts, researching the right sources, getting it down on paper, and earning an A

pt. I. Idea -- Generation strategies -- Getting started and developing your ideas -- pt. II. Composing your essay -- Your ideas -- Breaking down the essay -- Their ideas -- Pre-research -- Research -- Post-research -- pt. III. Polishing your essay -- Revising and editing your essay -- Punctuation and mechanics -- pt. IV. Making the grade -- Psychology of grading and scoring