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Composition (English 100, 101, 102, 111, and 112)

  • “.” 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.
  • “” Merriam-Webster, n.d.
  • . The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 11 Dec. 2018. [YouTube Video.]
  • “.” The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. n.d.
  • “.” The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2020.
  • “.” Writing Commons, n.d.
  • Scott, Andrea. “.” Writing Commons, n.d.
  • 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. . WAC Clearinghouse, 2023.
  • via The Inkwell, Florida State College Composition Program

  • Burnell, Carol, Jaime Wood, Monique Babin, Susan Pesznecker, and Nicole Rosevear. “.” The Word on College Reading and Writing, Pressbooks, n.d.

  • Lynch, Paul. “.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 2, edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, Parlor Press, 2011, pp. 286–301.
  • “.” The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2020.
  • “.” Canva, n.d.
  • “.” Microsoft. 26 July 2023.
  • McCandless, David. “” YouTube, uploaded by TED-Ed, 23 Nov. 2012.
  • Moxley, Joseph M. “.” Writing Commons. n.d.
  • Singh, Nicole. “.” Canva, 2023.
  • Yau, Nathan. “.” Flowing Data, 11 Aug. 2015.
  • Lucken, Melissa, Christopher Manning, and Sally Pierce. “.” Expression and Inquiry, Pressbooks, 2020.
  • Butterick, Matthew. , 2nd ed.
  • “” WAC Clearinghouse, n.d.
  • Moxley, Joseph M. “.” Writing Commons, n.d.
  • “” WAC Clearinghouse, n.d.
  • Burnell, Carol, Jaime Wood, Monique Babin, Susan Pesznecker, and Nicole Rosevear. “.” The Word on College Reading and Writing, Pressbooks, n.d.
  • Burnell, Carol, Jaime Wood, Monique Babin, Susan Pesznecker, and Nicole Rosevear. “.” The Word on College Reading and Writing, Pressbooks, n.d.
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  • . Purdue Online Writing Lab, n.d.
  • .
    • 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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  • . Writing Commons. n.d.
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  • . 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.
  • 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’s introduction would probably be the most useful in English 101 or 102.
  • Driscoll, Dana Lynn. “.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 2, edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, Parlor Press, 2011, pp. 153–74.
  • Kahn, Seth. “.” Writing Spaces. Edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, vol. 2, Parlor Press, 2011.
  • Moxley, Joe. “.” Writing Commons, 26 May 2019.

  • Piller, Erick. “I’m Supposed to Be Writing an Ethnography. What Now?” ĐÓ°É´«Ă˝, 22 July 2020.

  • DePiero, Zack, and Ryan Dippre. “.” 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. 43–62.
  • Reid, E. Shelley. “.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 2, edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, Parlor Press, 2011, pp. 3–23.
  • Bickmore, Lisa. “.” Open English @ SLCC: Texts on Writing, Language and Literacy. Salt Lake Community College English Department, 2016.
  • Dirk, Kerry. “.” Writing Spaces. Edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, vol. 1, Parlor Press, 2010.
  • Cavanaugh, Andrew J. “.” MLA Style Center. 18 June 2020.
  • DePeter, Ron. “.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 3, edited by Dana Driscoll, Mary Stewart, and Matthew Vetter, Parlor Press, 2020, pp. 40–51.
  • “.” The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2020.
  • “” WAC Clearinghouse, n.d.
  • Kelly, Erin E. “.” 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. 299–317.
  • Lucken, Melissa, Christopher Manning, and Sally Pierce. “.” Expression and Inquiry, Pressbooks, 2020.
  • “.” English Composition I, Lumen Learning, n.d.
  • Reynolds, Julie, and Vickie Russell. “.” The WAC Journal, vol. 19, 2008, pp. 29–44.
  • Shafer, Leah. “.” Usable Knowledge, 9 Feb. 2016.
  • “” Harvard Writing Project. n.d.
  • . 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
  • Janechek, Jennifer. “.” Writing Commons. n.d.
  • Moxley, Joseph M. “.” Writing Commons. n.d.
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  • Stedman, Kyle D. “.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 2, edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, Parlor Press, 2011, pp. 242–56.
  • “.” The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2020.
  • University Libraries. . The Ohio State University, n.d.

Information Literacy

  • “” YouTube, uploaded by Seminole State Library, 29 Jan. 2014.
  • Moxley, Joseph. “.” Writing Commons,Ěý˛Ô.»ĺ.
  • Moxley, Joseph M., and Grace Veach. “,” Writing Commons,Ěý˛Ô.»ĺ.
  • The Ellender Memorial Library’s has six classes “that teach skills that will help you with research, finding sources, and information literacy skills.” Students can receive a badge as proof of completing a class. The classes are based on the Association of College and Research Libraries’ .

Research

  • Branson, Tyler. “.” Who Teaches Writing? Edited by Joshua Daniel, Oklahoma State University Libraries, 2022.
  • Moxley, Joseph M. “,” Writing Commons, n.d.
  • University Libraries. . The Ohio State University, n.d.
  • “.” The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2020.
  • Gagich, Melanie. “.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 3, edited by Dana Driscoll, Mary Stewart, and Matthew Vetter, Parlor Press, 2020, pp. 65–85.
  • VanKooten, Crystal. “.” 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. 266–80.
  • Photinos, Christine. “.” Writing Commons, n.d.
  • , Harvard College Writing Center
  • “” Federal Plain Language Guidelines, 2011.
  • Cephus, Heidi. “.” Who Teaches Writing? edited by Joshua Daniel, Oklahoma State University Libraries, 2022.
  • Childers, Sara Beth. “.” 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. “.” Successful Writing, Saylor Academy, 2012.
  • “.” Naugle CommLab, Georgia Tech Comm Center.
  • Ramsdell, Catherine. “.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 2, edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, Parlor Press, 2011, pp. 270–85.
  • : 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’s extremely powerful, and it’s 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 “Audio Content” 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  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 “for their investigative use of radio to make science accessible to broad audiences,” 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.
  • “.” YouTube, uploaded by WNYC, 16 Sept. 2013.
  • Socolovsky, Jerome. “.” NPR. 12 Nov. 2019.
  • . By John Lagomarsino of Anchor.fm. Recommended episodes: “Show Structure” and “Recording and Microphones.”
  • “.” NPR. November 15, 2018.
  • “.” NPR. This is a PDF file.
  • Branson, Tyler. “.” Who Teaches Writing? edited by Joshua Daniel, Oklahoma State University Libraries, 2022.
  • Burnell, Carol, Jaime Wood, Monique Babin, Susan Pesznecker, and Nicole Rosevear. “.” The Word on College Reading and Writing, Pressbooks, n.d.
  • “.” Arizona State University, n.d.
  • “.” The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, n.d.
  • “.” Learning Lab, RMIT University, n.d.
  • “.” Boundless Writing, n.d.
  • University Libraries. . The Ohio State University, n.d.
  • Carillo, Ellen C. . WAC Clearinghouse/University Press of Colorado, 2017.
  • Rider, Wendy. “.” The MLA Style Center. 2 March 2020.

For information on rhetorical reading and Peter Elbow’s believing/doubting games, see Chapter 2: Developing a Repertoire of Reading Strategies,Ěýpp. 20–21.

  • “.” College Success, Lumen Learning, n.d.
  • Giles, Sandra. “” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 1, edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, Parlor Press, 2010, pp. 191–204.
  • Miller, Benjamin. “.” 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. 334–51.
  • Buck, Rachel, and Silvia Vaccino-Salvadore. “.” 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. 217–27.
  • DeRise, Danielle. “.” 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. 140–51.
  • Driscoll, Dana Lynn. “.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 2, edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, Parlor Press, 2011, pp. 153–74.

  • From Chris Manning, Sally Pierce, and Melissa Lucken’s (Pressbooks, 2020): ,Ěý,Ěý, and 

  • Burnell, Carol, Jaime Wood, Monique Babin, Susan Pesznecker, and Nicole Rosevear. “.” The Word on College Reading and Writing, Pressbooks, n.d.
  • Irvin, L. Lennie. “.” 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. 318–33.
  • Kandel, Michael. “.” MLA Style Center. 1 April 2020.
  • “.” English Composition II: Rhetorical Methods–Based. Lumen Learning, n.d.
  • Saltz, Laura. “.” Writing Center at Harvard University, 1998.
  • Blakesley, David. “.” 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. 228–46.
  • Duffy, William. “.” 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. 247–65.
  • FitzGerald,ĚýWilliam T. “.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 3,Ěýedited by Dana Driscoll, Mary Stewart, and Matthew Vetter, Parlor Press, 2020, pp. 52–64.
  • Tremain, Lisa. “.” 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. 87–101.
  • via The Inkwell, Florida State College Composition Program

Technical and Professional Communication (English 310 and 368)

  • “.” Canva, n.d.
  • “.” Microsoft. 26 July 2023.
  • McCandless, David. “” YouTube, uploaded by TED-Ed, 23 Nov. 2012.
  • Moxley, Joseph M. “.” Writing Commons. n.d.
  • Singh, Nicole. “.” Canva, 2023.
  • Yau, Nathan. “.” Flowing Data, 11 Aug. 2015.
  • Butterick, Matthew. , 2nd ed.
  • “” WAC Clearinghouse, n.d.
  • Moxley, Joseph M. “.” Writing Commons, n.d.
  • “” WAC Clearinghouse, n.d.
  • Bickmore, Lisa. “.” Open English @ SLCC: Texts on Writing, Language and Literacy. Salt Lake Community College English Department, 2016.
  • “” Federal Plain Language Guidelines, 2011.

Jewell, Michelle. “.”ĚýApplied Ecology News. Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University, Oct. 2, 2020

Moxely, Joseph M. and Julie Staggers. “.” Writing Commons. n.d.

  • Gerdes, Julia. “.” Writing Commons, n.d.
  • Moxley, Joseph M., and Julie Staggers. “.” Writing Commons, 2023.
  • Yu, Han, and Jonathan Buehl, editors. . WAC Clearinghouse/University Press of Colorado, 2023.
  • 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

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