In this hands-on class required for students during the Residency prior to their Critical Thesis semester, students will meet five times to workshop their Critical Thesis outlines and to locate a minimum of eight scholarly secondary sources for the thesis. Students will receive instruction and feedback in formulating a workable and persuasive argument about specific craft element in the work of one or more authors. Students will receive instruction in the scholarly databases held by Reinhardt University as well as other potential ways to access sources, including Interlibrary Loan. During the Residency, the instructor will work one-on-one with students to locate and approve their eight (minimum) scholarly sources and to get Interlibrary Loans in motion. After the Residency, students must submit two-page summaries of each of the eight secondary sources prior to beginning the Critical Thesis.