This class prepares students for the Critical Thesis by teaching them how to conduct literary research and how to write a scholarly essay on literature. Students will master research and writing skills associated with writing about literature, including research methods and resources, the conventions of scholarly writing, and proper quotation and citation style. Students will complete a set of readings before coming to the Residency, and over the course of the Residency will receive instruction in the components of research paper writing and work through the steps to produce a 12-page research paper. Students will also receive instruction in how to use the Reinhardt Hill-Freeman library’s online and print resources to conduct literary research.