Table of Contents
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Course Contents
Faculty Resources
Assignments
Module 1: An Overview of the Writing Process
- Introduction to the Writing Process
- What is an Essay?
- Defining the Writing Process
- Editing and Proofreading
- Matters of Grammar, Mechanics, and Style
- Videos: Prewriting Techniques
- Introduction to Writing
- Your Role as a Learner
- Reading to Write
- Organizing an Essay
- Paragraphs
- Creating Paragraphs
- Audience
- Thesis Statements
- Conclusions
- Revising
- Peer Review Checklist
- Comparative Chart of Writing Strategies
Module 2: Using Sources
- How to Write a Summary by Paraphrasing Source Material
- How to Write an Annotation
- How to Write a Summary
- Evidence
- Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Avoiding Plagiarism
- Formatting the Works Cited Page (MLA)
- MLA Format
- Citing Paraphrases and Summaries (APA)
- APA Citation Style, 6th edition: General Style Guidelines
Module 3: Definition Essay
Module 4: Narrative Essay
- Student Sample: Narrative Essay
- “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell
- “Sixty-nine Cents” by Gary Shteyngart
- Writing for Success: Narration
- Introduction to Narrative Essay
- Video: The Danger of a Single Story
- Student Sample: Narrative Essay
- Assignment: Narrative Essay—Prewriting and Draft
- Discussion: Narrative Essay—Writing Community Review
- Assignment: Narrative Essay—Final Draft
- Assignment: Narrative Essay—Reflection
Module 5: Illustration/Example Essay
- Introduction to Illustration/Example Essay
- “She’s Your Basic L.O.L. in N.A.D” by Perri Klass
- “April & Paris” by David Sedaris
- Writing for Success: Illustration/Example
- Student Sample: Illustration/Example Essay
- Assignment: Illustration/Example Essay—Prewriting and Draft
- Discussion: Illustration/Example Essay—Writing Community Review
- Assignment: Illustration/Example Essay—Final Draft
- Assignment: Illustration/Example Essay—Reflection
Module 6: Compare/Contrast Essay
- Writing for Success: Compare/Contrast
- Introduction to Compare/Contrast Essay
- “Disability” by Nancy Mairs
- “Friending, Ancient or Otherwise” by Alex Wright
- “A South African Storm” by Allison Howard
- Student Sample: Compare/Contrast Essay
- Assignment: Compare/Contrast Essay—Prewriting and Draft
- Discussion: Compare/Contrast Essay—Writing Community Review
- Assignment: Compare/Contrast Essay—Final Draft
- Assignment: Compare/Contrast Essay—Reflection
Module 7: Cause-and-Effect Essay
- Introduction to Cause-and-Effect Essay
- “Cultural Baggage” by Barbara Ehrenreich
- “Women in Science” by K.C. Cole
- Writing for Success: Cause and Effect
- Student Sample: Cause-and-Effect Essay
- Assignment: Cause-and-Effect Essay—Prewriting and Draft
- Discussion: Cause-and-Effect Essay—Writing Community Review
- Assignment: Cause-and-Effect Essay—Final Draft
- Assignment: Cause-and-Effect Essay—Reflection
Module 8: Argument Essay
- “The Case Against Torture,” by Alisa Soloman
- Writing for Success: Argument
- Student Sample: Argument Essay
- Introduction to Argument Essay
- “The Case for Torture” by Michael Levin
- Rogerian Argument
- Assignment: Argument Essay—Outline
- Assignment: Argument Essay—Draft
- Discussion: Argument Essay—Writing Community Review
- Assignment: Argument Essay—Final Draft
- Assignment: Argument Essay—Reflection
Module 9: Grammar and Mechanics Mini-lessons
- Grammar and Mechanics Mini-Lessons
- Mini-Lesson: Subjects and Verbs, Irregular Verbs, Subject Verb Agreement
- Mini-Lesson: Sentence Types
- Mini-Lesson: Fragments I
- Mini-Lesson: Run-ons and Comma Splices I
- Mini-Lesson: Comma Usage
- Mini-Lesson: Parallelism
- Mini-Lesson: The Apostrophe
- Mini-Lesson: Capital Letters
- Grammar Practice: Interactive Quizzes
- De Copia: Demonstration of the Variety of Language
- Style Exercise: Voice
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