They use specific daily planning methods for long-range planning and employ these skills across the curriculum. Throughout the course students are required to apply all study skills taught in previous classes. Further, students are introduced to the idea of metacognition to build self-knowledge. Explicit course instruction includes selecting and narrowing a topic, writing a thesis, categorizing information, writing summaries of articles and essays, and writing several drafts of the research paper. Students are also taught how to document sources and write a bibliography.
All students learn to use the resources available in the library.
One aspect of this process is learning to search critically for sources available on-line. Students are expected to write a lengthy research paper that puts into practice all the skills introduced over the course of the semester. This course assists students in making the transition to Landmark's credit program. The underlying theme of the course is introducing students to the idea of metacognition. Learning how they learn enables them to create strategies for successfully completing academic work.