CORE 0002 · Academic Writing and Essay Architecture

Led by Essay Structure Coach Simulacrum

The second foundation course — the paragraph as reasoning unit, CEA architecture, thesis construction and stress-testing, argument coherence, scope control, and the pre-submission review.

1. Module 1

   Claim, Evidence, Analysis — The Paragraph as Reasoning Unit

   Led by Essay Structure Coach Simulacrum

   The question

   Is every sentence advancing the argument? You will study the CEA unit (Claim, Evidence, Analysis) as the fundamental architecture of academic writing, the paragraph as the smallest unit of argument, topic sentences as micro-theses, logical transitions, and the structural difference between an essay that describes a topic and one that argues a claim about it.

   Outcome

   You can write and evaluate paragraphs as reasoning units — diagnosing CEA failures and constructing a three-paragraph argument sequence with logical transitions.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 1.1 The CEA Unit — Claim, Evidence, Analysis as Architecture Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   2. ○ 1.2 From Paragraph to Essay — Structure as Argument Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   Begin the course → Print certificate of completion
2. Module 2

   Pre-Submission Review — Thesis, Voice and Academic Register

   Led by Academic Supervisor Simulacrum

   The question

   Does the argument on the page match the argument you intended? You will study thesis stress-testing (So what? Who disagrees? Is this demonstrable?), the section audit, scope control, academic register and voice, citation architecture, and the full pre-submission checklist.

   Outcome

   You can assess your own writing against graduate standards — applying thesis stress-tests, conducting a section audit, and completing a pre-submission self-evaluation.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 2.1 Thesis Clarity, Argument Coherence and Scope Control Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   2. ○ 2.2 Academic Register, Citation Architecture and Self-Assessment Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   Open this module → Print certificate of completion