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English Composition I

English Composition I covers all of the essential content about the writing process, rhetorical styles, and writing successfully for college. Students will learn about critical thinking, analysis, argumentation, reflection, and making sound rhetorical choices to write effective academic essays. Students will also learn about techniques for reading, interpreting, and utilizing a variety of sources in their writing.

Humanities
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Lumen Learning
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LibreTexts
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EN
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Contents· 286 sections
  1. 01: Success Skills
  2. 1.01: Why It Matters- Success Skills
  3. 1.02: Introduction to Habits for Success
  4. 1.03: Habits for Success
  5. 1.04: Utilizing Your Support Network
  6. 1.05: Introduction to Time Management
  7. 1.06: Time Management and Scheduling
  8. 1.07: Avoiding Procrastination
  9. 1.08: Introduction to Communication and Professionalism
  10. 1.09: Communication and Context
  11. 1.10: Writing in College
  12. 1.11: Introduction to Using Technology in Writing
  13. 1.12: Word-Processing Skills
  14. 1.13: Discussion Boards
  15. 1.14: Social Media
  16. 1.15: Introduction to Critical Thinking and Reflection
  17. 1.16: Critical Thinking
  18. 1.17: What is Reflective Thinking
  19. 1.18: Reflective Writing
  20. 1.19: Putting It Together- Habits for Success
  21. 1.20: Discussion- What is Success
  22. 1.21: Assignment- College Reflection
  23. 02: Reading Strategies
  24. 2.01: Why It Matters- Reading Strategies
  25. 2.02: Introduction to Reading Strategies
  26. 2.03: Strategies for Active Reading
  27. 2.04: Previewing
  28. 2.05: Questioning
  29. 2.06: Annotating
  30. 2.07: Summarizing and Paraphrasing
  31. 2.08: Outlining and Mapping
  32. 2.09: Reviewing
  33. 2.10: Introduction to Specialized Reading Strategies
  34. 2.11: How to Read Effectively in Various Disciplines
  35. 2.12: Reading Scholarly Articles
  36. 2.13: Reading Visual Aids
  37. 2.14: Introduction to Rhetorical Context
  38. 2.15: Rhetorical Context
  39. 2.16: Evaluating Rhetorical Context
  40. 2.17: Introduction to Vocabulary-Building Reading Strategies
  41. 2.18: Using Context Clues
  42. 2.19: Learning New Vocabulary
  43. 2.20: Enhancing Your Vocabulary
  44. 2.21: Introduction to Types of Reading Material
  45. 2.22: Distinguishing Features of Reading Types
  46. 2.23: Comparing Genres
  47. 2.24: Characteristics of Genres
  48. 2.25: Putting It Together- Rhetorical Reading
  49. 2.26: Discussion- Reading Analysis and Summary
  50. 2.27: Assignment- Annotating and Outlining
  51. 03: Writing Essentials
  52. 3.01: Why It Matters- Writing Essentials
  53. 3.02: Introduction to Thesis Statements and Topic Sentences
  54. 3.03: Thesis Statements
  55. 3.04: Topic Sentences
  56. 3.05: Introduction to Effective Paragraphs
  57. 3.06: Paragraph Development- Supporting Claims
  58. 3.07: Paragraphs and Paragraph Transitions
  59. 3.08: Introductions
  60. 3.09: Conclusions
  61. 3.10: Introduction to Audience Awareness
  62. 3.11: Audience Analysis
  63. 3.12: Tone Language and Appeal
  64. 3.13: Introduction to Writing Strong Sentences
  65. 3.14: Sentence Construction
  66. 3.15: Using the Active Voice
  67. 3.16: Putting It Together- Writing Essentials
  68. 3.17: Discussion- Thesis Statements and Supporting Claims Assignment
  69. 3.18: Discussion- Take a Stance
  70. 04: Writing in College
  71. 4.01: Why It Matters- Writing in College
  72. 4.02: Introduction to Writing in College
  73. 4.03: Writing Assignments
  74. 4.04: Organically Structured Essays
  75. 4.05: Introduction to Writing Essays
  76. 4.06: Overview of Rhetorical Styles
  77. 4.07: Argumentation
  78. 4.08: Compare and Contrast
  79. 4.09: Cause and Effect
  80. 4.10: Illustration
  81. 4.11: Introduction to Narration
  82. 4.12: Narrative Writing
  83. 4.13: Writing a Personal Essay
  84. 4.14: Descriptive Essays
  85. 4.15: Introduction to Multimodality
  86. 4.16: The Five Modes
  87. 4.17: Examples of Multimodal Texts
  88. 4.18: Multimodal Writing
  89. 4.19: Presentations
  90. 4.20: Putting It Together- Writing in College
  91. 4.21: Discussion- Descriptive Writing
  92. 4.22: Discussion- Neologism Assignment
  93. 05: Grammar Essentials
  94. 5.01: Why It Matters- Grammar Essentials
  95. 5.02: Introduction to Punctuation
  96. 5.03: End Punctuation
  97. 5.04: Hyphens and Dashes
  98. 5.05: Parentheses Brackets and Ellipses
  99. 5.06: Introduction to Apostrophes and Quotation Marks
  100. 5.07: When to Use Apostrophes
  101. 5.08: Quotation Marks
  102. 5.09: Introduction to Commas
  103. 5.10: Commas as Separators
  104. 5.11: Conjunctions and Lists
  105. 5.12: Comma Overuse
  106. 5.13: Introduction to Semicolons and Colons
  107. 5.14: Semicolons- The Connectors
  108. 5.15: Colons- The Signposts
  109. 5.16: Introduction to Complete Sentences
  110. 5.17: Sentence Fragments
  111. 5.18: Run-on Sentences
  112. 5.19: Putting It Together- Grammar Essentials
  113. 5.20: Discussion- Punctuation Poster Assignment
  114. 5.21: Discussion- Is Spelling Important
  115. 06: The Writing Process
  116. 6.01: Why It Matters- The Writing Process
  117. 6.02: Assignment- Prewriting
  118. 6.03: Introduction to Topic Selection
  119. 6.04: Starting a Paper
  120. 6.05: Choosing a Topic
  121. 6.06: Introduction to Prewriting
  122. 6.07: Brainstorming and Freewriting
  123. 6.08: Prewriting Strategies
  124. 6.09: Developing a Working Thesis Statement
  125. 6.10: Introduction to Finding Evidence
  126. 6.11: Finding Evidence
  127. 6.12: Applying Evidence
  128. 6.13: Introduction to Organizing
  129. 6.14: Essay Organization
  130. 6.15: Common Essay Structures
  131. 6.16: Introduction to Drafting
  132. 6.17: Getting Started
  133. 6.18: Moving From Outline to Draft
  134. 6.19: Multiple Drafts
  135. 6.20: Putting It Together- The Writing Process
  136. 6.21: Discussion- Narrowing a Topic
  137. 07: The Writing ProcessRevising and Proofreading
  138. 7.01: Why It Matters- The Writing ProcessRevising and Proofreading
  139. 7.02: Introduction to Revising
  140. 7.03: Working With Your Draft
  141. 7.04: Working with Peers
  142. 7.05: Introduction to Revising for Content and Structure
  143. 7.06: Revising for the Rhetorical Context
  144. 7.07: Revising for Style
  145. 7.08: Revising for Structure
  146. 7.09: Revising Claims
  147. 7.10: Revising Paragraphs
  148. 7.11: Introduction to Editing and Proofreading
  149. 7.12: Editing
  150. 7.13: Editing Grammatical Errors
  151. 7.14: Editing Punctuation Errors
  152. 7.15: Approaching PrecisionProofreading
  153. 7.16: Putting It Together- Revision and Proofreading
  154. 7.17: Discussion- CARES Peer Review
  155. 7.18: Assignment- Editing Your Draft
  156. 08: Analysis and Synthesis
  157. 8.01: Why It Matters- Analysis and Synthesis
  158. 8.02: Introduction to Analysis As Critical Thinking
  159. 8.03: What Is Analysis
  160. 8.04: Overcoming Barriers to Analysis
  161. 8.05: Suspending Judgment
  162. 8.06: Introduction to the Keys to Successful Analysis
  163. 8.07: Analytical Thesis Statements
  164. 8.08: Making Inferences
  165. 8.09: Introduction to Types of Analysis
  166. 8.10: Rhetorical Analysis
  167. 8.11: Process Analysis
  168. 8.12: Critical Analysis
  169. 8.13: Introduction to Synthesis
  170. 8.14: Synthesis
  171. 8.15: Synthesis in Practice
  172. 8.16: Putting It Together- Analysis and Synthesis
  173. 8.17: Discussion- Ad Rhetorical Analysis
  174. 8.18: Assignment- The Role of Inference in Reading and Understanding Satire
  175. 09: Academic Argument
  176. 9.01: Why It Matters- Academic Argument
  177. 9.02: Introduction to Argumentative Essays
  178. 9.03: The Argumentative Essay
  179. 9.04: Argumentative Thesis Statements
  180. 9.05: Introduction to Logical Arguments
  181. 9.06: Logical Arguments
  182. 9.07: Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
  183. 9.08: Analyzing Arguments
  184. 9.09: Introduction to Rhetorical Appeals
  185. 9.10: Logos
  186. 9.11: Pathos
  187. 9.12: Ethos
  188. 9.13: Introduction to Logical Fallacies
  189. 9.14: Common Logical Fallacies
  190. 9.15: Spotting Logical Fallacies
  191. 9.16: Introduction to Counterarguments
  192. 9.17: Formula for Refutation and Rebuttal
  193. 9.18: Further Your Understanding- Refutation and Rebuttal
  194. 9.19: Organizing an Argument
  195. 9.20: Putting It Together- Academic Argument
  196. 9.21: Discussion- Logical Fallacy Advertisement
  197. 10: The Research ProcessFinding and Evaluating Sources
  198. 10.01: Why It Matters- The Research ProcessFinding and Evaluating Sources
  199. 10.02: Introduction to Research
  200. 10.03: What is Research
  201. 10.04: The Research Process
  202. 10.05: Narrowing the Topic
  203. 10.06: Research Questions
  204. 10.07: Introduction to Finding Sources
  205. 10.08: Finding Sources
  206. 10.09: What are Scholarly Articles
  207. 10.10: Reading and Using Scholarly Sources
  208. 10.11: Finding Scholarly Articles
  209. 10.12: Using Databases
  210. 10.13: Introduction to Source Analysis
  211. 10.14: Evaluating Sources
  212. 10.15: The CRAAP Method
  213. 10.16: Evaluating Websites Using the Four Moves
  214. 10.17: Annotated Bibliographies and Literature Reviews
  215. 10.18: Putting It Together- Finding and Evaluating Sources
  216. 10.19: Discussion- Narrowing the Research Topic
  217. 10.20: Discussion- Research Scavenger Hunt
  218. 10.21: Assignment- Evaluate a Source
  219. 11: The Research ProcessUsing and Citing Sources
  220. 11.01: Why It Matters- The Research ProcessUsing and Citing Sources
  221. 11.02: Introduction to Integrating Source Material
  222. 11.03: Bringing Sources into the Conversation
  223. 11.04: Quoting
  224. 11.05: Paraphrasing
  225. 11.06: Summarizing
  226. 11.07: Synthesizing Sources
  227. 11.08: Introduction to Writing Ethically
  228. 11.09: Academic Integrity
  229. 11.10: Defining Plagiarism
  230. 11.11: Avoiding Plagiarism
  231. 11.12: What Needs Citing
  232. 11.13: Introduction to MLA Documentation
  233. 11.14: MLA Style
  234. 11.15: MLA Document Formatting
  235. 11.16: MLA In-Text Citations
  236. 11.17: MLA Works Cited Entries
  237. 11.18: Formatting the MLA Works Cited Page
  238. 11.19: Introduction to APA Documentation
  239. 11.20: APA Style
  240. 11.21: APA In-Text Citations
  241. 11.22: APA References Page
  242. 11.23: APA Document Formatting
  243. 11.24: Putting It Together- Using Sources
  244. 11.25: Assignment- Incorporating and Documenting Sources
  245. 11.26: Discussion- Academic Honesty
  246. 12: Grammar Basics
  247. 12.01: Why It Matters- Grammar Basics
  248. 12.02: Introduction to Nouns and Pronouns
  249. 12.03: Nouns
  250. 12.04: Pronoun Cases and Types
  251. 12.05: Using Pronouns Correctly
  252. 12.06: Introduction to Verbs
  253. 12.07: Verb Types
  254. 12.08: Verb Tenses
  255. 12.09: Subject-Verb Agreement
  256. 12.10: Non-Finite Verbs
  257. 12.11: Introduction to Other Parts of Speech
  258. 12.12: Adjectives
  259. 12.13: Adverbs
  260. 12.14: Conjunctions
  261. 12.15: Prepositions
  262. 12.16: Articles
  263. 12.17: Introduction to Sentence Structure
  264. 12.18: Parts of a Sentence
  265. 12.19: Phrases and Clauses
  266. 12.20: Common Sentence Structures
  267. 12.21: Putting It Together- Grammar
  268. 12.22: Discussion- Does Grammar Still Matter
  269. 12.23: Discussion- Grammar Book Assignment
  270. 13: Resources - Assignments
  271. 13.01: Assignment- Narrative EssayPrewriting and Drafting
  272. 13.02: Assignment- Multi-Modal Narrative
  273. 13.03: Assignment- Narrative EssayFinal Draft
  274. 13.04: Assignment- Compare Contrast EssayPrewriting and Draft
  275. 13.05: Assignment- Compare Contrast EssayFinal Draft
  276. 13.06: Assignment- Illustration EssayPrewriting and Draft
  277. 13.07: Assignment- Illustration EssayFinal Draft
  278. 13.08: Assignment- Cause-and-Effect EssayPrewriting and Draft
  279. 13.09: Assignment- Cause-and-Effect EssayFinal Draft
  280. 13.10: Assignment- Argument EssayOutline
  281. 13.11: Assignment- Argument EssayFirst Draft
  282. 13.12: Assignment- Argument EssayFinal Draft
  283. 13.13: Assignment- Essay Reflection
  284. 13.14: Assignment- Food Reflection
  285. 13.15: Assignment- Compare
  286. 13.16: Assignment- Compare