Course Readings

Unit 0 Orientation

SGS. "The SQ3R Reading Method."SGS, 1996-2019.

Unit 1 Active Engagement

MacPhail, Theresa. "The Importance of Writing Skills in Tech-Related Fields." Vitae, 2015. Aug 7.

Unit 2 Thinking

Eward-Mangione, Angela. "Rhetorical Appeals: An Overview." Writing Commons, 14 July, 2016.

Moxley, Joe. "Rogerian Argument." Writing Commons, 17 December, 2010.

Purdue Writing Lab. "Classical Argument." Purdue OWL, 1995-2019a.

---. "Toulmin Argument." Purdue OWL, 1995-2019b.

McLean, Scott. “Writing a Research Proposal” Successful Writing, 2012, 2012 Book Archive, ch. 11 sec. 2. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/englishcomp2kscopexmaster/chapter/steps-in-developing-a-research-proposal/.

NCSU Library. Picking a Research Topic. Youtube, May 1, 2014.

Unit 3 Methodology

Burke, Julie M. “Why a Qualitative Grounded Theory?” Untangling Preservice Teachers from the Web of Idle Talk: Grounded Theory for a Generative Model of Teacher Education. Education Dissertation, North Carolina State University, 2003, 29-62. Dissertation Chair, Anna Wilson.

"Audience"

"Specific Contexts" and "Specific Fields"

Mongan-Rallis, Helen. “Guidelines for writing a literature review.” How To Guidelines, 2014, University of Minnesota Deluth. 8 July 2017.

SC Library. “How to Start Your Research.” Basic Library Guide. Saddleback College Library, 2019, secs. 1-4.

Together for Learning (OSLA 23-28)

"Typical Research Genre Structure" (Storey)

Stockbridge, Kevin et. al. “Culture of Creativity: Implementing Subjectivities and Voice to Change Classroom Culture.” CCNews: Newsletter for the California Council on Teacher Education, vol. 26, no. 4, 26-29, 2015.

Unit 4 Linear Writing

Kirszner, Laurie G., and Stephen R. Mandell. "Writing a Rhetorical Analysis." Practical Argument: A Text and Anthology. Edited by Laurie G. Kirszner, and Stephen R. Mandell. Bedford/St. Martins, New York, NY, 2016.

Unit 5 Language

Jerman, Brianna. "Academic Language vs. Colloquial Language." Writing Commons, 2020.

Wyatt, C. S., and Susan D. Schnelbach. "Figurative Language." Tameri, 2019..

Birk, Newman P., and Genevieve B. Birk. "Selection, Slanting, and Charged Language." Exploring Language. Edited by Gary Goshgarian. Pearson/Longman, Hoboken, NJ, 2012.

Unit 6 Argument

Part 1: Critical Reading

Rottenberg, Annette T., and Donna Haisty Winchell. "Working with the Text" Elements of Argument: A Text and Reader. 11th ed. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martins, 2003/2015. 40-41.

Saddleback College Library. Different Articles Charts. SC Library, Mission Viejo, CA, 2019.

Zemliansky, Pavel. "Research and Critical Reading." English Composition II: Rhetorical Methods–Based. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

Janechek, Jennifer. "Annotating the Margins." Writing Commons, 21 January, 2012.

Part 2: Academic Writing

Kirszner, Laurie G., and Stephen R. Mandell. "Writing a Rhetorical Analysis." Practical Argument: A Text and Anthology. Edited by Laurie G. Kirszner, and Stephen R. Mandell. Bedford/St. Martins, New York, NY, 2016.

Part 3: Claims

Rouner, Jef. "No, It's Not Your Opinion. You're Just Wrong." Houston Press, 2015. Aug. 7.

Part 4: Support and Structure

Esteban, Chique. "A Quick Guide to Spotting Graphics that Lie." National Geographic, 19 June, 2015.

University of Mississippi, (UM). "CRAAP Analysis for Print Articles." Writing Skills Lab. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019a.

University of Mississippi, (UM). "Types of Sources." Writing Skills Lab. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019e.

Logan, Heather. "Using Sources Creatively." English Composition II: Rhetorical Methods–Based. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

Moxley, Joe. “Integrate Evidence.” Writing Commons, 20 March 2010.

Janecheck, Jennifer. “Non-Traditional Types of Evidence.” Writing Commons, 11 January 2018.

Unit 7 Key Terms

Everett, Heidi, and Judith Kilborn. "The Definition Essay."LEO St. Cloud State, 1995, 1996, 1997.

Moxley, Joe. “Defining.” Writing Commons, 1 November 2009.

"Key Terms." The Writing Guild, directed by Marni E. Fisher, produced by Valerie Nguyen, performance by Marni E. Fisher, and Valerie Nguyen, The Writing Guild, 2019. YouTube.

Unit 8 Counter Argument

Rottenberg, Annette T., and Donna Haisty Winchell. "Referential Summary." Elements of Argument: A Text and Reader. 11th ed. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martins, 2003/2015. 39-40.

---. "Rhetorical Summary." Elements of Argument: A Text and Reader. 11th ed. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martins, 2003/2015. 40.

University of Mississippi, (UM). "Introduction to Multimedia Sources." Writing Skills Lab. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019d.

University of Mississippi, (UM). "CRAAP Analysis of Multimedia Sources." Writing Skills Lab. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019b.

Lumen Learning, and (UM) University of Mississippi. "Introduction to Online Sources." Writing Skills Lab. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

University of Mississippi, (UM). "CRAAP Analysis of Online Sources." Writing Skills Lab. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019c.

Unit 9 Significance

SC Library. “Fake News: Evaluating News, Online and Information Resources.” LibGuides, Saddleback College Library, Mission Viejo, CA, 2019.

Valenza, Joyce. "Truth, Truthiness, Triangulation: A News Literacy Toolkit for a “post-Truth” World." School Library Journal, 26 November, 2016.

Zimdars, Melissa. "False, Misleading, Clickbait-Y, and Satirical “News” Sources." Creative Commons, 2016.

Otero, Vanessa. "Intro to the Media Bias Chart." Adfontes Media, 2016-2019.

Unit 10 Warrants

Nordquist, Richard. "Warrants in the Toulmin Model of Argument." Thought Co., 14 April, 2014.

CSU. “Claims of Policy or Solutions.” The Writing Studio, Colorado State University, 1993-2019.

---. “Evaluating the Solution.” The Writing Studio, Colorado State University, 1993-2019.

---. “Call to Action.” The Writing Studio, Colorado State University, 1993-2019.

Unit 11 Trail Marking

Moxley, Joe. “Rogerian Argument.” Writing Commons. 17 December 2010.

Writing Commons. “Writing a Thesis Statement.” English Composition II: Rhetorical Methods–Based. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

Simpson, Erik. “Five Ways of Looking at a Thesis.” English Composition II: Rhetorical Methods–Based. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

Scott, Andrea. “Formulating a Thesis.” Writing Commons, 9 February 2013.

UNC Writing Center. “Introductions.” English Composition II: Rhetorical Methods–Based. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

“Attention Getters.” Canvas Commons, 2017.

Padron, Damien. Examples of Attention Getters, YouTube, 2012.

UNC Writing Center. “Conclusions.” English Composition II: Rhetorical Methods–Based. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

Jordan, Jay. “Cohesion: What People Mean When They Say My Writing Doesn’t ‘Flow.’” English Composition II: Rhetorical Methods–Based. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

Photinos, Christina. “Proofreading.” Writing Commons, 2012.

Guptil, Amy. “Outcome: Proofreading.” English Composition I. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

Cali, Kathleen. “Style.” English Composition I. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

Messuri, Kristen. “Lower Order Concerns.” English Composition I. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

Boundless. “The Importance of Spelling.” English Composition I. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

FCC Tutors. “Proofreading Advice.” English Composition I. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

Unit 12 Logic

University of Mississippi. “Spotting Logical Fallacies.” Writing Skills Lab.Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

OWL at Excelsior College. “Common Logical Fallacies.” Writing Skills Lab.Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

Unit 13 Oral Arguments

Part 1: Individual Presentations

Urban, Tim. “Doing a TED Talk: The Full Story.” Wait But Why, 2 March 2016.

Schrieber, Lisa and Morgan Hartranft. “Speaking Competencies.” Principles of Public Speaking, Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

Barnett, Joshua Trey. “Organizational Styles.”Principles of Public Speaking, Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

Kasperek, Sheila. “Effective Visual Aids.” Principles of Public Speaking, Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

---. “Types of Visual Aids.” Principles of Public Speaking, Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

Millner, Alyssa G., and Rachel D. Price. “Ethical Speaking.” Principles of Public Speaking, Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

---. “Classifying Communication Apprehension (CA).” Principles of Public Speaking, Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

---. “Techniques for Building Confidence.” Principles of Public Speaking, Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

Part 2: Group Presentations

Wood, Jennifer. “Preparing All Parts of the Assignment.” Principles of Public Speaking, Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

---. “Organizing Your Audience.” Principles of Public Speaking, Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

---. “Delivering Your Presentation as One.” Principles of Public Speaking, Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

Unit 0 Orientation

Gladwell, Malcom. “The 10,000 Hour Rule.” Outliers, Little, Brown, and Company, New York, NY, ch. 2, 2008.

Unit 1 Active Engagement

Rostad, Rachel. Names. Nelson Rural School, Miramichi, NB, 2015.

Unit 2 Thinking

Carter, Carol. "Ch 4: Setting and Reaching Goals." Keys to Success. Pearson, New York, NY, 2014a.

---. "Ch 5: Critical and Creative Thinking." Keys to College Success. Edited by Carol Carter. Pearson, New York, NY, 2014b.

School Counseling Resource Junky. Circle of Influence. Teachers Pay Teachers, 2017.

Urban, Tim. "100 Blocks a Day." Wait But Why, 21 October, 2016.

---. "How to Beat Procrastination." Wait But Why, 6 November, 2013a.

---. "Why Procrastinators Procrastinate." Wait But Why, 30 October, 2013b.

---. "Your Life in Weeks." Wait But Why, 7 May, 2014.

Von Oech, Roger. "Chapter One." A Whack on the Side of the Head. Warner Books, New York, NY, 1983.

Wheaten, Brittany. "Introduction to Mindset." Growth Mindset Portfolio. The SuperHERO Teacher, Teachers Pay Teachers, 2019.

Sherfield, R. M., and P. G. Moody. "Ch. 7: Using Your Dominant Intelligence, Preferred Learning Style, and Unique Personality Type." Cornerstones for Community College Success. Addison Wesley, New York, NY, 2012.

Stockbridge, Kevin et. al. “Culture of Creativity: Implementing Subjectivities and Voice to Change Classroom Culture.” CCNews: Newsletter for the California Council on Teacher Education, vol. 26, no. 4, 26-29, 2015.

Unit 3 Methodology

Nenifoofer. "Understanding Bias." English Composition II: Rhetorical Methods–Based. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019, English Composition II: Rhetorical Methods–Based.

The Writing Center. "Audience." English Composition II: Rhetorical Methods–Based. Edited by UNC College of Arts & Science. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

The Writing Center “Commas.” The Writing Center. UNC College of Arts & Science, Portland, OR, 2019

Unit 4 Linear Writing

Roberts, Paul. "How to Say Nothing in 500 Words." Understanding English. Harper, New York, NY, 1958.

Kacczynski, Andrew. “Trump National Security pick Monica Crowley Plagiarized Multiple Sources in 2012 Book.” CNN Money, 7 January 2017.

Unit 5 Language

Nuesner, Jacob. "The Speech the Graduates Didn't Hear." The Structure of Argument. Edited by Annette T. Rottenberg. Bedford/St. Martin’s, Boston, MS and New York, NY, 2003.

Rawlings, Hunter. "College is Not a Commodity: Stop Treating it Like One." Washington Post, 9 June, 2015.

Unit 6 Argument

Feldman, Lauren. "The Opinion Factor: The Effects of Opinionated News on Information Processing and Attitude Changer." Political Communication, vol. 28, 2011, pp. 163–181,. WorldCat, doi:10.1080/10584609.2011.565014.

Hinde, Natasha. “How Coca Cola Affects Your Body In 60 Minutes.” Huffington Post, 29 July 2015.

IFL Science. “Is This Really What Happens to Your Body 60 Minutes After Drinking a Can of Coke?” IFL Science, 2019.

Research Readings

Descollonges, Heather, and Elliot W. Eisner. "Protecting our Children from the Arts." American School Board Journal, October, 2003, pp. 28-31. EBSCO.

Eisner, Elliot W. "The Arts and the Creation of Mind." Imagination and the Arts, vol. 80, no. 5, 2003, pp. 340-344. JSTOR.

Denzin, Jen. "Boundaries for Contemporary Literature: The Role of Censorship and Choice." Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 7-11. JSTOR.

Isajlovic-Terry, Natasha, and Lynne McKechnie. "An Exploratory Study of Children’s Views of Censorship." Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children, Spring, 2012, pp. 38-43. Academic Onefile.

Pino, Nathan W., et al. "Nonmedical Prescription Drug use by College Students for Recreational and Instrumental Purposes: Assessing the Differences." Journal of Drug Issues, vol. 47, no. 4, 2017, pp. 606 –621. SAGE.

Ranjbaran, Mehdi, et al. "Risk Factors for Addiction Potential among College Students." International Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 9, no. 17, 2018, pp. 1-4.

Eisner, Elliot W. “Multiple Intelligences; Its Tensions and Possibilities.” Teachers College Record, vol. 106, no. 1, pp. 31–39, January 2004.

Unit 7 Key Terms

OWL Purdue. "Four Elements of a Good Paragraph"

Unit 8 Counter Argument

Rottenberg, Annette T., and Donna Haisty Winchell. "Following a Research Trail." Elements of Argument: A Text and Reader. 10th ed. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martins, 2003/2012. 387-90.

Yuliante, Lily. “Praise for Student Footage of Virginia Tech Mass Killing.” Oh My News, 17 April 2007.

Memmott, Mark. “Disaster Photos: Newsworthy or Irresponsible?” USA Today, 5 August 2005.

Unit 9 Significance

Ailes, Roger. "'Elite, Arrogant, Condescending . . . '." The Wall Street Journal, 2 June, 2004.

Garrett, R. Kelly, "The “Echo Chamber” Distraction: Disinformation Campaigns are the Problem, Not Audience Fragmentation." Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, no. 6, 2017, pp. 370–376.

Garrett, R. Kelly, Brian E. Weeks, and Rachel L. Neo. "Driving a Wedge between Evidence and Beliefs:How Online Ideological News Exposure PromotesPolitical Misperceptions." Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, vol. 21, 2016, pp. 331–348, doi:10.1111/jcc4.12164.

Kaiser Foundation. Pop Quiz: Assessing Americans' Familiarity with the Health Care Law. Kaiser, Menlo Park, CA, 2011.

Krosnick, Jon A., and Bo MacInnis. Frequent Viewers of Fox News are Less Likely to Accept Scientists' Views of Global Warming. Woods Institute, Stanford, CA, 2010.

Maguire, Marti. "Elon Professor Shedding Light on Web of Fake News." News Observer, 07 January, 2017.

Mooney, Chris. "The Science of Fox News: Why its Viewers are the most Misinformed." Alternet, 20 October, 2014.

Unit 10 Warrants

Dershowitz, Alan M. “Is there a Torturous Road to Justice?” Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov 2001.

Finkelstein, Seth. “Alan Dershowitz’s Tortuous Torturous Argument.” Spectacle, Feb 2002.

Unit 11 Trail Marking

Luschei, Ashleigh, Marni E. Fisher, and Savannah Luschei. “Introductions and Conclusions Lecture.” English 1A: Principles of Composition I, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA, Fall 2019.

Luschei, Ashleigh. “Transitions Cheat Sheet.” English 1A: Principles of Composition I, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA, Fall 2019.

Unit 12 Logic

Hitler, Adolf. “Chapter XI: Nation and Race.” Mein Kampf, 1924.

King, Martin Luther. I Have a Dream. American Rhetoric, americanrhetoric.com, 1963.

Swift, Johnathon. A Modest Proposal, Project Gutenberg, 1729/2019.

Unit 13 Oral Arguments

King, Martin Luther. I Have a Dream. American Rhetoric, americanrhetoric.com, 1963.

GFC Global. “Google Slides--Editing Master Slides and Layouts.” Google Slides, Goodwill Community Foundation, 1998-2019.