This textbook offers a comprehensive guide to academic writing for Composition 1 students. It compiles several OER textbooks and resources, with edits and additions by Seay, covering the basics of academic writing.
Category: ENGL 100 – Other
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.
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 …
Writing Guide with Handbook (2022) – LibreTexts (CC BY) This guide focuses on various genres and emphasizes the writing process, effective practices, and conventions of usage and style. It includes tools like graphic organizers, writing frames, and word banks to support visual learners. The organization by genre aids students in understanding and applying different writing styles …
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