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ESL Integrated Advanced Reading/Writing 2 (2026)
Phuong Emily Bank and Rachel Cohen-Reyes · Evergreen Valley College
This OER (Open Educational Resources) textbook is designed for non-native speakers of English one level below English C1000, first-year college composition course. Divided into ten chapters, it focuses on the active reading process, writing and research processes, and the integration and connection of these three major skills. The last three chapters focuses on grammar within the context of writing and vocabulary expansion.

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Critical Thinking: Argumentative Reading and Writing (CID ENGL105)
Jill Bonds and Heather Evans · Coalinga College
This textbook is designed for an 8-week course. Created for Coalinga College’s English Argumentative Writing & Critical Thinking, it distills various OER resources into a framework base for faculty to expand on, whether focusing on argumentative writing or integrating critical thinking philosophies and research methodologies beyond a basic English class. Each section provides definitions and examples for faculty to add individual supplemental materials and ends with additional text options.

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Writing and Critical Thinking Through Literature
Heather Ringo & Athena Kashyap · Open Educational Resources Initiative
In the contents: 8.05: Drama Discussion Questions Assignments and Supplemental Resources

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Transition with Purpose - Pathways from English Language to Academic Study
Michele Miller & Anne Greenhoe · Portland State University
Part one of this textbook is a guide for moving from ESL study to academic study at Portland State University*. It includes the resources students will use to understand policies and processes governing their degree study and their transition to academic coursework. Part two focuses on how academic skills are used across various disciplines and is comprised of activities and assignments designed to practice these skills. In seminars, students will use both sections simultaneously. *While much of

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Basic Reading and Writing
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
In the contents: 02: Faculty Resources

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English Composition II ENGL102 Woodring v.2024
Karen Woodring · Karen WoodringHACC
In the contents: 8.07: Exercises and Further Resources

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Writing, Reading, and College Success: A First-Year Composition Course for All Learners
Athena Kashyap & Erika Dyquisto · City College of San Francisco
The goal for this textbook was to revise and adapt the open educational resource (OER) textbook, Writing for Success so that the revision met the current needs of California Community College students. We succeeded in meeting our goal by adding additional scaffolding for developmental and ESL learners to help them with reading, writing, and college success skills; materials for learning in multiple modalities; teacher resources; and expanded materials about the reading and writing process.

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Introduction to Literature and Critical Thinking
Cristina Lopez-Bowlin · Oxnard College
In the contents: 6.04: Drama Discussion Questions Assignments and Supplemental Resources

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English C1000 at Gavilan POCR Pathway
Binh Vo · Gavilan College
In the contents: 11: Instructor Resources- Rhetorical Strategies and Thematic Resources · 11.6: Human Rights-Articles and Videos

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A Guide to the Gothic
Jeanette A Laredo · Tarrant County College (Trinity River)
In the contents: 1.12: Resources for Instructors · 2.07: Resources for Instructors · 3.06: Resources for Instructors

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How History is Made: A Student’s Guide to Reading, Writing, and Thinking in the Discipline (Cole et al.)
Stephanie Cole, Kimberly Breuer, Scott W. Palmer, and Brandon Blakeslee · University of Texas at Arlington
In the contents: 07: Part VII - Campus Resources · 7.01: General Resources

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You, Writing! A Guide to College Composition
Alexandra Glynn, Kelli Hallsten-Erickson & Amy Jo Swing · North Hennepin Community College & Lake Superior College
In the contents: 5.06: Resources · 8.09: Resources

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How Arguments Work: A Guide to Writing and Analyzing Texts in College (Mills)
LibreTexts
In the contents: 11.07: Exercises and Further Resources

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English: 095 Learning Resources
Jenny L. McFadden · Wor-Wic Community College
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Synthesis - Integrated Writing Skills for Advanced Students of ESOL
Timothy Krause · Portland Community College
In the contents: 1.06: GETTING STARTED- Finding Helpful Resources

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Effective Technical Writing in the Information Age
Joe Schall · Pennsylvania State University
In the contents: 5.10: Some Recommended Print Resources

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English 96: Everyday Matters: Writing Toward Social Justice
Rosie Banks · City Colleges of Chicago
In the contents: 5.1.01: Short List of OER Grammar Resources · 5.02: Human Rights Learning Object · 5.2.01: Reading- U.N. Declaration of Human Rights

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Critical Thinking and Information Literacy
Andi Pogue · Consumes River College
In the contents: 14: Assignment Resources for Instructors

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Introduction to College Composition
Caroline Hopper Scott · College of the Siskiyous
In the contents: 2.07: Guides and Resources for Writing with AI

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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: 11.06: Exercises and Further Resources