Project: Writing a Research Paper

Welcome to the capstone project for the Academic English: Writing Specialization! This project lets you apply everything you’ve learned and gives you the practice you need for college classes by having you write a research paper. You'll have several due dates throughout the capstone to help you stay on schedule.

In this capstone project, you will:

• conduct research on an academic topic of your choice
• create an outline to plan out your essay
• write a short annotated bibliography to help you evaluate your sources
• write a 7-8 page research paper
• use source material correctly with MLA format