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Introduction to College Composition
Caroline Hopper Scott · College of the Siskiyous
In the contents: 1.13: Comparative Chart of Writing Strategies · 4.02: The Art of Narration · 11.02: Parts of Speech
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A Short Guide to Argumentative Writing
Mary Jo M. Keiter · HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College
In the contents: 5.03: Getting Familiar with Academic Journal Articles · 5.04: Searching for Journal Articles
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Light Bulb: Rhetoric and Composition
Tonia Pahari · Chattahoochee Technical College
In the contents: 3.04: Drafting (Part 1) · 3.05: Drafting (Part 2) · 3.06: Revising and Editing (Part 1)
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ESL: Beginning Reading and Writing (ESL130)
LibreTexts
In the contents: 9.11: Past Modal Exercise- Should Have Past Participle
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How Arguments Work: A Guide to Reading, Writing and Analyzing Texts in College
Karen Woodring · Harrisburg Area Community College
In the contents: 6.03: Getting Familiar with Academic Journal Articles · 6.04: Searching for Journal Articles
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English for All Disciplines
Nicole Otero · Kapiolani Community College
In the contents: 07: Participating in Class Discussions · 08: Participating in Online Discussions
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Critical Thinking Through Literature
Heather Ringo & Athena Kashyap · LibreTexts
In the contents: 3.08: Sun Tzu. The Art of War (5th Century B.C.) · 5.06: Melville Herman. Bartleby The Scrivener (1853) · 5.14: A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka
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Off the Shelf: A Digital Anthology of Classic and Contemporary Short Stories
Stephen Logan and Heather Thompson-Gillis · Columbus State Community College
In the contents: 2.10: Liberal Arts Degrees English Classes and Job Skills · 3.18: Edith Wharton
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The Grand Grammar Guide (ESL 388)
Brent Warner · Irvine Valley College
In the contents: 1.14: Parts of an English Sentences · 1.15: Parts of Speech · 1.15.01: Articles
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American Literature Survey
Robert Wyckoff · Housatonic Community College
In the contents: 3.2.02: Wonders of the Invisible World- The Trial of Martha Carrier at the Court of Oyer and Terminer Salem August 2 1692 · 6.2.02: To the Right Honorable William Earl of Dartmouth · 7.3.06: The Tell-Tale Heart
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Sci-fi Fantasy Anthology
Amanda Hoppe · Whatcom Community College
In the contents: 05.10: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court excerpt · 04.18: Two Hearts
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Writing the Nation: A Concise Introduction to American Literature 1865 to Present
Amy Berke, Robert Bleil, Jordan Cofer, and Doug Davis · LibreTexts
In the contents: 5.12: Arthur Miller (1915 - 2005) · 6.13: Donald Barthelme (1931 - 1989)
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Mathematical Reasoning - Writing and Proof
Ted Sundstrom · Grand Valley State University
In the contents: 5.04: Cartesian Products
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Persuasion, Critical Thinking, and Writing
Paula Cardwell · ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative
In the contents: 11.04: The Heart of the Matter- The Argument · 13.04: Arguments and Their Parts
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Guide to Writing
SUNY/Lumen Learning · LibreTexts
In the contents: 1.26: Participles · 1.36: Introduction to Other Parts of Speech · 1.40: Articles
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Academic Writing for ESL Students
Connie Mathews, Elizabeth Stein, and Mary Elizabeth Wilson-Patton · Nashville State Community College
In the contents: 2.03: Parts of a Paragraph · 7.02: Parts of Speech
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Integrated Skills: Academic Writing with Sources
Trischa Duke, Becky Bonarek, and Steph Mielcarek · University of Illinois Chicago
This textbook is specifically designed for ELSI 043: English for Academic Purposes II, a three-hour non-credit English course for freshmen enrolled in the UIC Global International Accelerator Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The focus of the text is on interacting in various ways with academic sources and popular articles, including paraphrasing, summarizing, responding to arguments, and using sources to support and develop your own ideas.
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Compact Anthology of World Literature - 4, 5, and 6
Anita Turlington, Matthew Horton, Karen Dodson, Laura Getty, Kyounghye Kwon, Georgia, & Laura Ng · University of North Georgia
In the contents: 1.1.8.01: Tartuffe · 2.2.8.07: If I can stop one heart from breaking · 3.1.9.01: The Garden Party
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English Composition I
Lumen Learning · LibreTexts
In the contents: 2.12: Reading Scholarly Articles · 6.04: Starting a Paper · 6.17: Getting Started
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Bad Ideas About Writing
Cheryl E. Ball & Drew M. Loewe ed. · West Virginia University
In the contents: 5.08: Research Starts with Answers · 5.09: Research Starts with a Thesis Statement