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Composition (English 100, 101, 102, 111, and 112)
Academic Integrity
- 鈥�.鈥� College Success, Lumen Learning, n.d.
- lesson plan from the .
- “.” MLA Style Center, adapted from the MLA Handbook, 8th ed., published by the Modern Language Association.
- 鈥溾�� Merriam-Webster, n.d.
- . The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 11 Dec. 2018. [YouTube Video.]
Arguing
- “.” The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. n.d.
- 鈥�.鈥� The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2020.
- 鈥�.鈥� Writing Commons, n.d.
- Scott, Andrea. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Commons, n.d.
Artificial Intelligence
- metaLAB. . Harvard University, 2024.
- MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on AI and Writing. . Humanities Commons, n.d.
- Schnitzler, Carly, Annette Vee, and Tim Laquintano, editors. . WAC Clearinghouse, 2024.
- Vee, Annette, Tim Laquintano, and Carly Schnitzler, editors.聽. WAC Clearinghouse, 2023.
Audience
- via The Inkwell, Florida State College Composition Program
Burnell, Carol, Jaime Wood, Monique Babin, Susan Pesznecker, and Nicole Rosevear. 鈥�.鈥� The Word on College Reading and Writing, Pressbooks, n.d.
Beyond the Five-Paragraph Format
- Lynch, Paul. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 2, edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, Parlor Press, 2011, pp. 286鈥�301.
Conclusions
- 鈥�.鈥� The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2020.
Data Visualization鈥擨nfographics, Charts, Graphs, Tables, & More
- 鈥�.鈥� Canva, n.d.
- 鈥�.鈥� Microsoft. 26 July 2023.
- McCandless, David. 鈥溾�� YouTube, uploaded by TED-Ed, 23 Nov. 2012.
- Moxley, Joseph M. “.” Writing Commons. n.d.
- Singh, Nicole. 鈥�.鈥� Canva, 2023.
- Yau, Nathan. 鈥�.鈥� Flowing Data, 11 Aug. 2015.
Description
- Lucken, Melissa, Christopher Manning, and Sally Pierce. 鈥�.鈥� Expression and Inquiry, Pressbooks, 2020.
Design
- Butterick, Matthew.聽, 2nd ed.
- 鈥溾�澛�WAC Clearinghouse, n.d.
- Moxley, Joseph M. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Commons, n.d.
- 鈥溾�� WAC Clearinghouse, n.d.
Documenting Sources
- Burnell, Carol, Jaime Wood, Monique Babin, Susan Pesznecker, and Nicole Rosevear. 鈥�.鈥� The Word on College Reading and Writing, Pressbooks, n.d.
- Burnell, Carol, Jaime Wood, Monique Babin, Susan Pesznecker, and Nicole Rosevear. 鈥�.鈥� The Word on College Reading and Writing, Pressbooks, n.d.
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- . Purdue Online Writing Lab, n.d.
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- worksheet.
- –A Table of Contents of sorts to the MLA Style Center. From here you can access sample papers, quizzes, and other MLA style resources and general writing tips.
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Editing and Proofreading
- . Writing Commons. n.d.
- . n.d.
- . n.d.
- . The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. n.d.
- . The Writing Center, University of Arkansas Little Rock. n.d.
- The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. n.d.
Ethnography
- Blum Malley, Suzanne, and Ames Hawkins. , n.d. Engaging Communities is an open-access online textbook focused on teaching ethnographic writing. Individual chapters and the text鈥檚 introduction would probably be the most useful in English 101 or 102.
- Driscoll, Dana Lynn. 鈥�.鈥澛�Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 2, edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, Parlor Press, 2011, pp. 153鈥�74.
- Kahn, Seth. 鈥�.鈥澛�Writing Spaces. Edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, vol. 2, Parlor Press, 2011.
- Moxley, Joe. 鈥�.鈥澛�Writing Commons, 26 May 2019.
Piller, Erick. 鈥�I鈥檓 Supposed to Be Writing an Ethnography. What Now?鈥� 麻豆果冻传媒, 22 July 2020.
General Reflections on Writing
- DePiero, Zack, and Ryan Dippre. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Edited by Trace Daniels-Lerberg, Dana L. Driscoll, Mary Stewart, and Matthew A. Vetter, vol. 5, Parlor Press, 2023, pp. 43鈥�62.
- Reid, E. Shelley. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 2, edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, Parlor Press, 2011, pp. 3鈥�23.
Genre
- Bickmore, Lisa. 鈥�.鈥澛�Open English @ SLCC: Texts on Writing, Language and Literacy. Salt Lake Community College English Department, 2016.
- Dirk, Kerry. 鈥�.鈥澛�Writing Spaces. Edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, vol. 1, Parlor Press, 2010.
Giving and Receiving Feedback
- Cavanaugh, Andrew J. “.” MLA Style Center. 18 June 2020.
- DePeter, Ron. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 3, edited by Dana Driscoll, Mary Stewart, and Matthew Vetter, Parlor Press, 2020, pp. 40鈥�51.
- 鈥�.鈥� The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2020.
- 鈥溾�� WAC Clearinghouse, n.d.
- Kelly, Erin E. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Edited by Trace Daniels-Lerberg, Dana L. Driscoll, Mary Stewart, and Matthew A. Vetter, vol. 5, Parlor Press, 2023, pp. 299鈥�317.
- Lucken, Melissa, Christopher Manning, and Sally Pierce. 鈥�.鈥� Expression and Inquiry, Pressbooks, 2020.
- 鈥�.鈥� English Composition I, Lumen Learning, n.d.
- Reynolds, Julie, and Vickie Russell. 鈥�.鈥� The WAC Journal, vol. 19, 2008, pp. 29鈥�44.
- Shafer, Leah. 鈥�.鈥� Usable Knowledge, 9 Feb. 2016.
- “” Harvard Writing Project. n.d.
In-Class and Out-of-Class Activities
- . The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- . Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing.
- . The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Incorporating Sources
- Janechek, Jennifer. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Commons. n.d.
- Moxley, Joseph M. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Commons. n.d.
- 鈥�. 鈥溾�� Writing Commons, n.d.
- Stedman, Kyle D. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 2, edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, Parlor Press, 2011, pp. 242鈥�56.
- 鈥�.鈥� The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2020.
- University Libraries. . The Ohio State University, n.d.
Information Literacy/Research
Information Literacy
- 鈥溾�� YouTube, uploaded by Seminole State Library, 29 Jan. 2014.
- Moxley, Joseph. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Commons,听苍.诲.
- Moxley, Joseph M., and Grace Veach. 鈥�,鈥� Writing Commons,听苍.诲.
- The Ellender Memorial Library鈥檚 has six classes 鈥渢hat teach skills that will help you with research, finding sources, and information literacy skills.鈥� Students can receive a badge as proof of completing a class. The classes are based on the Association of College and Research Libraries鈥� .
Research
- Branson, Tyler. 鈥�.鈥� Who Teaches Writing? Edited by Joshua Daniel, Oklahoma State University Libraries, 2022.
- Moxley, Joseph M. 鈥�,鈥� Writing Commons, n.d.
- University Libraries. . The Ohio State University, n.d.
Introductions
- 鈥�.鈥� The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2020.
Multimodal Texts
- Gagich, Melanie. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 3, edited by Dana Driscoll, Mary Stewart, and Matthew Vetter, Parlor Press, 2020, pp. 65鈥�85.
- VanKooten, Crystal. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Edited by Trace Daniels-Lerberg, Dana L. Driscoll, Mary Stewart, and Matthew A. Vetter, vol. 5, Parlor Press, 2023, pp. 266鈥�80.
Organization and 鈥淔low鈥�
- Photinos, Christine. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Commons, n.d.
- , Harvard College Writing Center
- 鈥溾�� Federal Plain Language Guidelines, 2011.
Personal and Literacy Narratives
- Cephus, Heidi. 鈥�.鈥� Who Teaches Writing? edited by Joshua Daniel, Oklahoma State University Libraries, 2022.
- Childers, Sara Beth. 鈥�.鈥� Who Teaches Writing? edited by Joshua Daniel, Oklahoma State University Libraries, 2022.
- Comer, Kathryn, Michael Harker, and Ben McCorkle, eds. . Computers and Composition Digital Press, 2019.
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- McLean, Scott. 鈥�.鈥� Successful Writing, Saylor Academy, 2012.
- “.” Naugle CommLab, Georgia Tech Comm Center.
- Ramsdell, Catherine. 鈥�.鈥澛�Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 2, edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, Parlor Press, 2011, pp. 270鈥�85.
Podcasts and Audio Texts
- : Podcast creation software. Available on iOS, Android, and web browsers.
- : This open-source audio recording and editing software is less intuitive than the Anchor app, but it鈥檚 extremely powerful, and it鈥檚 not hard to learn the basics, especially if you look up tutorials on YouTube.
- Byers, Rob. “.” NPR. 31 Oct. 2018. A very in depth guide.
- : Scroll down to 鈥淎udio Content鈥� to find a list of websites with free, non-copyrighted music and audio to download and use in a podcast.
- “.” NPR. 10 January 2020. Text and video content.
- . Here you’ll find sample podcasts, tips, ideas, and other resources on helping students create podcasts.
- MacAdam, Alison. “.” NPR. 24 Sept. 2018. Focused on news stories, but the activities on focusing聽 on the driving question can be useful for arguments as well as argument based research projects.
- May, Michael. “.” NPR. 5 July 2016.
- : Even though this New York Times resource is intended for teachers, students might benefit from looking over it, listening to some of the examples, and even considering some of the questions on the worksheets provided.
- . “Since 2002, Radiolab has been devoted to investigating a strange world. Created by Jad Abumrad and hosted by Jad and Robert Krulwich, Radiolab has won Peabody Awards, a National Academies Communication Award 鈥渇or their investigative use of radio to make science accessible to broad audiences,鈥� and in 2011 Abumrad received the MacArthur Genius grant. The show has an archive of hundreds of episodes and has toured in sold out shows nationwide.” Great examples of podcasts.
- 鈥�.鈥� YouTube, uploaded by WNYC, 16 Sept. 2013.
- Socolovsky, Jerome. “.” NPR. 12 Nov. 2019.
- . By John Lagomarsino of Anchor.fm. Recommended episodes: 鈥淪how Structure鈥� and 鈥淩ecording and Microphones.鈥�
- “.” NPR. November 15, 2018.
- “.” NPR. This is a PDF file.
Profiles
- Branson, Tyler. 鈥�.鈥� Who Teaches Writing? edited by Joshua Daniel, Oklahoma State University Libraries, 2022.
Purpose
- Burnell, Carol, Jaime Wood, Monique Babin, Susan Pesznecker, and Nicole Rosevear. 鈥�.鈥� The Word on College Reading and Writing, Pressbooks, n.d.
Prewriting
- 鈥�.鈥� Arizona State University, n.d.
- 鈥�.鈥� The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin鈥揗adison, n.d.
- 鈥�.鈥� Learning Lab, RMIT University, n.d.
- 鈥�.鈥� Boundless Writing, n.d.
- University Libraries. . The Ohio State University, n.d.
Reading
- Carillo, Ellen C.聽. WAC Clearinghouse/University Press of Colorado, 2017.
- Rider, Wendy. “.” The MLA Style Center. 2 March 2020.
For information on rhetorical reading and Peter Elbow鈥檚 believing/doubting games, see聽Chapter 2: Developing a Repertoire of Reading Strategies,听pp. 20鈥�21.
- 鈥�.鈥� College Success, Lumen Learning, n.d.
Reflective Writing
- Giles, Sandra. 鈥溾�� Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 1, edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, Parlor Press, 2010, pp. 191鈥�204.
- Miller, Benjamin. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Edited by Trace Daniels-Lerberg, Dana L. Driscoll, Mary Stewart, and Matthew A. Vetter, vol. 5, Parlor Press, 2023, pp. 334鈥�51.
Research
- Buck, Rachel, and Silvia Vaccino-Salvadore. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Edited by Trace Daniels-Lerberg, Dana L. Driscoll, Mary Stewart, and Matthew A. Vetter, vol. 5, Parlor Press, 2023, pp. 217鈥�27.
- DeRise, Danielle. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Edited by Trace Daniels-Lerberg, Dana L. Driscoll, Mary Stewart, and Matthew A. Vetter, vol. 5, Parlor Press, 2023, pp. 140鈥�51.
- Driscoll, Dana Lynn. 鈥�.鈥澛�Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 2, edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, Parlor Press, 2011, pp. 153鈥�74.
Review Essays
From Chris Manning, Sally Pierce, and Melissa Lucken鈥檚 (Pressbooks, 2020):聽,听,听, and聽
Revising
- Burnell, Carol, Jaime Wood, Monique Babin, Susan Pesznecker, and Nicole Rosevear. 鈥�.鈥� The Word on College Reading and Writing, Pressbooks, n.d.
- Irvin, L. Lennie. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Edited by Trace Daniels-Lerberg, Dana L. Driscoll, Mary Stewart, and Matthew A. Vetter, vol. 5, Parlor Press, 2023, pp. 318鈥�33.
- Kandel, Michael. “.” MLA Style Center. 1 April 2020.
- 鈥�.鈥� English Composition II: Rhetorical Methods鈥揃ased. Lumen Learning, n.d.
- Saltz, Laura. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Center at Harvard University, 1998.
Rhetoric
- Blakesley, David. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Edited by Trace Daniels-Lerberg, Dana L. Driscoll, Mary Stewart, and Matthew A. Vetter, vol. 5, Parlor Press, 2023, pp. 228鈥�46.
- Duffy, William. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Edited by Trace Daniels-Lerberg, Dana L. Driscoll, Mary Stewart, and Matthew A. Vetter, vol. 5, Parlor Press, 2023, pp. 247鈥�65.
Style
- FitzGerald,听William T.聽鈥�.鈥澛�Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 3,听edited by Dana Driscoll, Mary Stewart, and Matthew Vetter, Parlor Press, 2020, pp. 52鈥�64.
- Tremain, Lisa. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Edited by Trace Daniels-Lerberg, Dana L. Driscoll, Mary Stewart, and Matthew A. Vetter, vol. 5, Parlor Press, 2023, pp. 87鈥�101.
Titles
- via The Inkwell, Florida State College Composition Program
Technical and Professional Communication (English 310 and 368)
Data Visualization鈥擨nfographics, Charts, Graphs, Tables, & More
- 鈥�.鈥� Canva, n.d.
- 鈥�.鈥� Microsoft. 26 July 2023.
- McCandless, David. 鈥溾�� YouTube, uploaded by TED-Ed, 23 Nov. 2012.
- Moxley, Joseph M. “.” Writing Commons. n.d.
- Singh, Nicole. 鈥�.鈥� Canva, 2023.
- Yau, Nathan. 鈥�.鈥� Flowing Data, 11 Aug. 2015.
Design
- Butterick, Matthew. , 2nd ed.
- “” WAC Clearinghouse, n.d.
- Moxley, Joseph M. “.” Writing Commons, n.d.
- “” WAC Clearinghouse, n.d.
Genre
- Bickmore, Lisa. 鈥�.鈥澛�Open English @ SLCC: Texts on Writing, Language and Literacy. Salt Lake Community College English Department, 2016.
Organization and 鈥淔low鈥�
- 鈥溾�� Federal Plain Language Guidelines, 2011.
Presentations
Jewell, Michelle. “.”听Applied Ecology News. Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University, Oct. 2, 2020
搁茅蝉耻尘茅蝉
- Butterick, Matthew. 鈥�.鈥� Practical Typography, 2nd ed.
- Piller, Erick. 鈥�Writing a R茅sum茅: A Very Brief Guide,鈥� n.d.
Style
Moxely, Joseph M. and Julie Staggers. “.” Writing Commons. n.d.
What Is Technical Communication?
- Gerdes, Julia. 鈥�.鈥澛�Writing Commons, n.d.
- Moxley, Joseph M., and Julie Staggers. 鈥�.鈥� Writing Commons, 2023.
- Yu, Han, and Jonathan Buehl, editors. . WAC Clearinghouse/University Press of Colorado, 2023.
Workplace Writing鈥擶riting Commons Course
- is a Writing Commons course created by Joseph M. Moxley and Julie Staggers. It features a sample syllabus, assignments, readings, and other resources for instructors and students.
Other Open Educational Resources
The Writing Program recommends the following open educational resources as alternatives to commercial textbooks. (Please note that we discovered many of these materials through the excellent work of .) 聽
Freely Available (Non-OER) Resources
CONTACT INFORMATION
Writing Program Administrators
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erick.piller@nicholls.edu
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scott.banville@nicholls.edu
985-448-4445