ENG101

Table of Contents

Part 1: Understanding Rhetorical Contexts

• The Rhetorical Situation

  • "What is the Rhetorical Situation?," Informed Arguments

  • "Elements of Rhetorical Situations," Purdue OWL

    • "Text," Purdue OWL

    • "Author and Audience," Purdue OWL

    • "Purposes," Purdue OWL

    • "Setting" (Context), Purdue OWL

  • "What is Rhetoric?," ASU + Crash Course *

• Types of Writing

  • "Academic Writing," Handbook for Writers

  • "Rhetorical Modes of Writing," Informed Arguments

  • "Thinking Through the Disciplines," Handbook for Writers

  • Writing Types

• Plagiarism

  • Plagiarism.org

  • "Plagiarism," Oxford Students

Part 2: Defining Effective Processes

• Invention

  • "Invention and the Writing Process," ASU + Crash Course *

  • "Prewriting Questions," Purdue OWL

  • Outlining

    • "How to Plan Your Writing Project," ASU + Crash Course *

    • "Methods of Organizing Your Writing," Informed Arguments

    • "How to Write an Outline," CUNY

• Drafting

  • "What is Drafting?," ASU + Crash Course *

  • "Drafting," Informed Arguments

  • Thesis Statements

    • "How to Write a Killer Thesis Statement," Shmoop *

    • "How to Develop a Working Thesis," MGCCC

    • "Developing an Implied Thesis Statement and Topic Sentences," NROC

  • Body Paragraphs

    • "Writing Paragraphs," Informed Arguments

    • "Writing Paragraphs: Separating Ideas and Shaping Content," Writing for Success

    • "Citations and Quotes," ASU + Crash Course *

  • Introduction and Conclusion Paragraphs

    • "Writing Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs," Writing for Success

    • "What Not to Do in an Introduction," Shmoop *

    • "Writing a Killer Conclusion," Shmoop *

  • Titles

    • "How Do I Write a Great Title?" Sweetland Center for Writing @ University of Michigan

    • "Creating Academic Titles," EMCC

  • Language and Voice

    • "Using the Active Voice," Writing Commons

    • "Making Sure Your Voice is Present," Writing Commons

    • "Points of View," Writing Commons

• Feedback

  • "Giving Feedback for Peer Review," Purdue OWL

  • "Interpreting Instructor Feedback," Purdue OWL

  • "Writing with Feedback," Purdue OWL

• Revising and Editing

  • "How to Revise," ASU + Crash Course *

  • "Steps for Revising Your Paper," Purdue OWL

  • "Revising," Handbook for Writers

  • "Where Do I Begin (Proofreading)," Purdue OWL

  • "What is Editing?," ASU + Crash Course *

  • See the Grammar and Style page for specific interest areas and exercises

• Presentation

  • "Designing," Handbook for Writers

  • "Publishing," Handbook for Writers

  • "Creating Presentations: Sharing Your Ideas," Writing for Success

Part 3: Thinking, Reading, and Writing Critically

• Reading to Discover

  • "Why We Read," A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing

  • "Annotating: Creating an Annotation System," Excelsior OWL

  • "Annotating Texts," UNC Learning Center

• Reading to Analyze Rhetorically

  • "Becoming a Critical Reader," Handbook for Writers

  • "How to Read Rhetorically," A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing

• Writing to Discover and Communicate

  • "Writing to Think and Writing to Learn," Handbook for Writers

  • "Joining the Conversation," Handbook for Writers

  • "Responding to Texts," A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing

• Writing to Reflect

  • "Writing to Reflect," EMCC *

  • "Reflective Practice Toolkit," University of Cambridge +

Part 4: Knowing Conventions (MLA)

• MLA Format and Style

  • MLA Style Center (the official website by the Modern Language Association contains tutorials, FAQs, and more!)

  • "MLA, APA, and Chicago Citations," EMCC Library *

  • "MLA General Format," Purdue OWL

  • "MLA Formatting and Style Guide," Purdue OWL

  • "MLA In-Text Citations," Purdue OWL

  • "MLA Format: Paper Basics," Chegg *

  • "MLA In-Text and Parenthetical Citations," Chegg *

• Mechanics: see Grammar and Style page