ENG102

Table of Contents

Part 1: Applying Knowledge of Rhetorical Contexts

• "Classical Rhetoric," Informed Arguments

• "What is Rhetoric?," A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing

• Review of ENG101 Rhetorical Situation Sources

Part 2: Refining Effective Processes

• The Writing Process

  • "The Writing Process," ASU + Crash Course *

  • "Academic Writing," EMCC Library *

• Research

  • "Developing a Research Question," Informed Arguments

  • "Anatomy of a Research Paper," EMCC Library *

  • "The Research Process: Pre-Research," EMCC Library *

  • "The Research Process: In-Depth Research, Outlining, and Writing," EMCC Library *

• Drafting

  • "Moving Beyond the Five-Paragraph Format," A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing

  • "Breaking, Combining, or Beginning New Paragraphs," A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing

  • "Style," UNC Writing Center

  • Annotated Bibliography

    • "Writing an Annotated Bibliography," Informed Arguments

    • "How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography," Cornell University Library

    • "From Annotated Bibliography to Rough Draft: How to Develop Your Position," Informed Arguments

  • Abstract

    • "Abstract Guidelines," UNLV Undergraduate Research

    • "Abstracts," UNC Writing Center

• Feedback and Revision

  • "Revising Your Draft(s)," A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing

  • "Peer Review and Responding to Others' Drafts," A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing

• Presentation

Part 3: Researching Critically

• Primary and Secondary Sources

  • "Types of Sources: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary," A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing

  • "Conducting Your Own Primary Research," A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing

  • "Basic Guidelines for Research in Academic Databases," A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing

  • How to Use EMCC's Databases, EMCC Library *

• Note Taking

  • "Developing a Research Strategy," Informed Arguments

  • "Finding Supporting Information," Informed Arguments

  • "Using the Right Sources for Your Project," Informed Arguments

• Summary and Paraphrase

  • "Using Sources in Your Paper," Informed Arguments (signal phrases, attributive tags, quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing)

  • "Synthesizing Sources," Purdue OWL

  • "Why Does Visual Literacy Matter?," EMCC Library *

  • "Interpreting Images," EMCC Library *

  • "Synthesizing in Your Writing," A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing

  • "Making Connections When Synthesizing in Your Writing," A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing

  • "Making Sure Your Voice is Present," Informed Arguments

• Documentation of Sources

  • "Academic Integrity," EMCC Library *

  • "What is Plagiarism?," Scribbr *

  • "How to Avoid Plagiarism in 3 Simple Steps," Scribbr *

  • "Ethical Issues and Intellectual Property," Informed Arguments

• Information Literacy

  • "Life in the Information Age," EMCC Library *

  • "What is Information Literacy?," Madison College Libraries

• Evaluating Sources

  • "Evaluating the Important Voices," Informed Arguments

  • "Reading Popular Sources," A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing

  • "Evaluating Digital Sources," Purdue OWL

  • "Evaluating Information: CRAAP Test," EMCC Library *

    • "What is Authority?," EMCC Library *

    • "Introduction to Bias," EMCC Library *

    • "Types of Bias," EMCC Library *

• Misinformation

  • "Identifying Misinformation," EMCC Library *

  • "Misinformation" Infographic, News Literacy Project +

  • "Fake Online Information vs. Real Online Information: Video Lessons," EMCC Library *

  • "Fact-Checking," EMCC Library *

Part 4: Writing Persuasively

• Rhetorical Contexts and Appeals

  • "Rhetorical Appeals: Logos, Pathos, and Ethos Defined," A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing

  • "Logical Fallacies," A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing

  • "Connecting with an Audience," ASU + Crash Course *

  • "When and Where? Context Part 1," ASU + Crash Course *

  • "Purpose and Rhetorical Appeals," ASU + Crash Course *

• Argumentation

  • "Features of an Argument," Informed Arguments

  • "Basic Structure and Content of Argument, Informed Arguments

  • "Counterargument and Response," A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing

  • "Organizing Your Argument," Purdue OWL

    • "Toulmin: Dissecting the Everyday Argument," Informed Arguments

    • "Rogerian Argument," Informed Arguments

    • "Invitational Rhetoric & Rhetorical Listening," DePaul University

  • "Evaluating Arguments," ASU + Crash Course *

• Critical Thinking

  • "Why Thinking Matters," EMCC Library *

  • "Critical Thinking and Arguing," ASU + Crash Course *

• Multimodalities and Writing

  • "Remediation! Context Part 2," ASU + Crash Course *

  • "Presentation and Persuasion in Writing," ASU + Crash Course *

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

  • "Using Visual Elements to Strengthen Arguments," Informed Arguments

Part 5: Applying Conventions (APA)

• APA Style Guidelines

  • APA Style (the official website by the American Psychological Association contains tutorials, FAQs, and more!)

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

  • "APA General Format," Purdue OWL

  • "APA In-Text Citations: The Basics," Purdue OWL

  • "APA Reference List: Basic Rules," Purdue OWL

• Mechanics: see Grammar and Style page

* indicates a video source

+ indicates a visual source