This is volume 2 of a a two-part instructional text series for first-year composition students. Volume 2 is intended for students who have some college composition and rhetoric knowledge and experience.
Author: Amy Liao
Varied licenses – terms of each page must be reviewed.Developed by Lumen Learning in collaboration with Cerritos College but is now on LibreTexts. This textbook serves as a resource for pre-college English composition classrooms. It is the first in a three-course series titled ‘Path to College Composition,’ focusing on foundational reading and writing skills.
The antitextbook of writing (Priebe, 2021) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)Authored by Sybil Priebe, this resource challenges traditional writing instruction by acknowledging the subjective nature of writing. It encourages students to practice various genres, emphasizing that writing lacks rigid rules and advocating for a flexible, practice-oriented approach.
A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)This book combines the Introduction to Writing in College by Melanie Gagich and ENG 102: Reading, Writing and Research by Emilie Zickel, which were both supported by Cleveland State University’s 2017 Textbook Affordability Small Grant. Combines instruction in rhetorical awareness and academic writing …
A Dam Good Argument (Delf et al, 2022) – LibreTexts (CC BY except where otherwise noted) This book focuses on understanding persuasion in everyday contexts, aiming to make readers more thoughtful and skeptical consumers of content. It covers the four tiers of sources and leads to discussions on style, form, and mechanics, providing practical guidance on …
EmpoWord: A Student-Centered Anthology and Handbook for College Writers (Abrams, 2018) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC, except where otherwise noted).EmpoWord is a reader and rhetoric that champions the possibilities of student writing. It uses actual student writing to exemplify effective writing strategies, celebrating dedicated college writing students to encourage and instruct their successors. Through both creative …
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How Arguments Work Ancillaries – Canvas Commons (CC BY-NC) How Arguments Work takes students through the techniques they will need to respond to readings and make sophisticated arguments in any college class. This is a practical guide to argumentation with strategies and templates for the kinds of assignments students will commonly encounter. It covers rhetorical concepts …
Let’s Get Writing (Browning et al., 2018) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA) Available in Canvas Commons.This introduction is designed to exemplify how writers think about and produce text. The guiding features are the following:Every good piece of writing is an argument.Everything worth writing and reading begins with a specific question.Improving skills takes practice, feedback, and re-thinking, …
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Successful College Composition (Crowther, et al., 2016 – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)This text is a transformation of Writing for Success. It offers a comprehensive guide to college-level writing, emphasizing critical reading, writing processes, and research skills. It covers various rhetorical modes and includes sections on grammar and style. The book is structured to support students in developing …
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The Word on College Reading and Writing (Babin, 2017) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC) Written by five college reading and writing instructors, this interactive, multimedia text draws from decades of experience teaching students who are entering the college reading and writing environment for the very first time. It includes examples, exercises, and definitions for just about every …
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