I used the websites www.aresearchguide.com and rwc.hunter.cuny.edu/reading-writing and the English tutors at Rockingham Community College. The first resource, www.aresearchguide.com, was very helpful in showing me the steps needed to have a successful research paper. I learned that there are eight steps to writing an A+ article: 1) choose a topic, 2) find information, 3) present your thesis, 4) make a provisional outline, 5) organize your notes, 6) write a first draft , 7) review the draft, and 8) type the final paper. The next source, www.hunter.cuny.edu, states that the three elements to consider when writing were: who the writer is, who the reader is, and what is being written about. So far it hasn't been much help in improving my organizational skills, but it has the potential to be useful in the future. My last resort is the writing tutors here at RCC. I've used this resource a couple of times already and it's been a great help. It helped me clear up some of my punctuation and wording issues. All three resources I used to improve my organizational skills were helpful, and I plan to use them throughout my future