Rhetorical Communities introduces students to key concepts such as rhetorical situation, discourse communities, genre, and multimodality, while examining how language, identity, and power shape communication across contexts. With its modular structure and inclusion of topics like linguistic justice and generative AI, the text offers a flexible, rhetorically grounded resource that can support ENGL C1000 and C1001.
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This textbook is designed to meet the expectations of both an Introduction to Logic course and an Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking course. It consists of chapters on logical (including formal logic) and critical thinking (such as fallacies) concepts paired with classic readings in philosophy to provide context and exercises for applying the concepts that …
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A guide for students of early British Literature from the 8th to 18th centuries.
Introduction to Literature: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and How They Shape Us introduces college students to the study of literature through a focus on texts that, generally, they already know, or think they know, and how those texts aim to shape audiences to be compliant members of their culture.
Literary Studies for a Sustainable Future: An Introductory Course with Social Justice and Ecocriticism Intersections is a university literature textbook that offers a sampling of the vast array of storytelling and literary traditions from around the world. Led by course outcomes, the book’s readings, activities, and assignments aim to establish a 21st century framework. Through …
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Polyphony is a functional, creative, and radical resource for facilitating critical conversations about multilingualism, the politics of language, and linguistic justice in the first-year writing classroom. Texts and activities explore diverse perspectives on themes like silencing/voicing, language extinction and reclamation, (in)visibility, translation, agency, and validation, among others. Highlights multiple modes of writing, including personal narrative, …
A resource from Texas A&M University that teaches critical analysis and interpretation across genres such as poetry, short stories, novellas, novels, drama, film, and creative nonfiction. It provides strategies for reading and writing, sample essays for guidance, and tools for literary research and thesis development.
This textbook, developed by English faculty at Skyline College, provides clear instruction on recognizing and applying effective writing, reading, and research strategies. It aims to improve students’ abilities to inform, persuade, and motivate through discourse.
This book explores the essential elements, processes. and techniques of successful academic writing. Focusing on significant developments in technology, learning styles, and cultural competencies, readers are introduced to the various critical stages of the essay writing process; with relevant links, exercises, and downloadable handouts.
This textbook explores the fundamental components of creative writing, including character development, plot structure, and stylistic techniques. It offers practical exercises to enhance creativity and refine writing skills in dedicated sections on fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.