Fundamentals of Academic Writing. Instructor Harvard University Extension School. - Cambridge, MA January 2002 to June 2022 ● Introduction to Academic Writing and Critical Reading for students who wish to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure ● After reflecting on their ideas through successive drafts with Instructor feedback, students learned strategies for turning writer-based prose into reader-based prose—strategies, that is, for revising drafts to produce essays that readers will find clear and persuasive ● Students focus on essays that express ideas in clear, lively, and graceful prose