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, …
Category: ENGL 100 – Other
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 text focuses on developing academic and workplace writing skills alongside effective study habits. It combines practical guidance with interactive exercises and thoughtfully designed writing opportunities, covering topics such as document design, research, and collaboration.
The Commons: Tools for Reading, Writing, and Rhetoric (Eastern Kentucky University, 2022) (CC BY-NC)
A comprehensive introduction to college-level reading, writing, and rhetoric, emphasizing metacognitive strategies and critical reading skills. It includes sections on MLA formatting and explores multiple intelligences.
Aimed at dual enrollment students, this guide offers students necessary concepts and practice to learn all the elements needed for successful first-year writing and sets the stage for future writing success in college. It covers topics such as reading in writing class, thinking and analyzing rhetorically, writing processes, structuring, revising, multimodal reading, visual rhetoric, research …
This OER has a focus on dual enrollment students. This resource introduces students to various rhetorical modes essential for academic writing, including narration, illustration, comparison, and cause and effect. It provides detailed assignment sheets and student worksheets for each major writing project, facilitating practical application of the concepts discussed. Includes professional and student essay examples.
You, Writing! A Guide to College Composition – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)This textbook emphasizes writing as a process, encouraging students to discover and refine their individual writing methods. It covers topics such as audience analysis, topic selection, thesis development, organization, drafting, revising, editing, proofreading, and research.
Writing Unleashed – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA) This concise guide emphasizes a fun and engaging approach to writing. It incorporates voices from teachers and students, covering topics like content development, structure, genres, and the writing process, aiming to make writing enjoyable and accessible.
This text supports diverse learners with a scaffolded approach to reading, writing, and college success, tailored to developmental and English Language Learners. It includes expanded content on the writing process, teacher resources, and materials for varied learning styles.