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A Short Handbook for Writing Essays in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Allosso & Allosso · LibreTexts
A retired master teacher of English and Comparative Literature teams up with his son, a History professor, on a new version of the writing manual he wrote and used for decades at the University of California, Davis.
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Literature, the Humanities, and Humanity
Lumen · LibreTexts
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Literature, the Humanities, and Humanity
Steinberg · Literature, the Humanities, & Humanity
In the contents: 1.02: On the Humanities
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Composing Ourselves and our World
Elizabeth Burrows, Angela Fowler, Heath Fowler, and Amy Locklear · Auburn University at Montgomery
This textbook is meant for first year English Composition Courses and covers the essentials of composition and rhetoric in a recursive manner and introduces research skills. Regardless of your field of study, honing your writing skills—and your reading and critical-thinking skills—gives you a more solid academic foundation.
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International Advances in Writing Research - Cultures, Places, Measures
Bazerman et al. · LibreTexts
The thirty chapters in this edited collection were selected from the more than 500 presentations at the Writing Research Across Borders II Conference in 2011. With representatives from more than forty countries, this conference gave rise to the International Society for the Advancement of Writing Research. The chapters selected for this collection represent cutting edge research on writing from all regions, organized around three themes—cultures, places, and measures.
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ENGL 206: World Literature II
Kim Allen Gleed · Harrisburg Area Community College
Surveys global literature from 1700 to the present. This course emphasizes an understanding of the interplay of literary elements, literary criticism as well as the cultural context that influenced the works studied.
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Rhetoric and Composition
Becky Rudd · Citrus College
In the contents: 5.02: Writing in the Humanities · 7.09: Writing in the Humanities
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English C1000 Writing Handbook
Angelica Duran, Evan Stubblefield & Jose Guillermo Robledo · Pasadena City College
English C1000 Writing Handbook provides students with practical strategies for developing college-level writing skills. The handbook guides writers through the writing process, rhetorical analysis, research, argument development, revision, and academic conventions while emphasizing critical thinking, accessibility, and inclusive writing practices.
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8.2: Elements of Drama
Heather Ringo and Athena Kashyap · City College of San Francisco
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Instructor Guide: How to Use This Textbook
Heather Ringo and Athena Kashyap · City College of San Francisco
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Ovid's Amores Book1
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Spinning a Yarn: Creative Writing for the Soul (C-ID ENGL 200)
Brandy Wilds · Coalinga College
This text is designed to support an 8-week course that canvases different types of creative writing, giving students ample opportunity to develop their own literary voices.
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Grammar Anatomy (Brehe)
Steven Brehe · University of North Georgia
Brehe’s Grammar Anatomy makes grammar accessible to general and specialist readers alike. This book provides an in-depth look at beginner grammar terms and concepts, providing clear examples with limited technical jargon. Whether for academic or personal use, Brehe’s Grammar Anatomy is the perfect addition to any resource library.
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Writing in College - From Competence to Excellence
Amy Guptill · The College at Brockport, SUNY
Writing in College: From Competence to Excellence is designed for students who have largely mastered the conventions of high-school level writing and are now rising to meet more the advanced expectations of college. Students will find in Writing in College a warm invitation to think of themselves as full, self-motivated members of the academic community.
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Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing I
Charles Lowe & Pavel Zemliansky · LibreTexts
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English Composition I: Rhetorical Methods–Based
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
This course is designed to introduce you to the writing, reading, and thinking skills you will need for success at the college level. The course will emphasize personal, reflective, and expository writing. It will also help you develop critical reading skills, which will assist you as you analyze specific writing techniques and strategies you can use to improve your own writing.
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The Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature
Kristen O'Dell Brumfield · Onondaga Community College
Is American literature defined by geographical boundaries? What is the difference between American literature and American history? How does the in-depth study of early American literature prompt us rethink representations of American culture today? In our global era, it is clear that past definitions of American literature must be revisited. This anthology moves to answer the question “what is American literature?” by framing the texts in new and provocative ways that fit the modern age.
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5.3: Gilman, Charlotte Perkins "The Yellow Wallpaper" (1892)
Heather Ringo and Athena Kashyap · City College of San Francisco
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English Composition- Connect, Collaborate, Communicate
Ann Inoshita, Karyl Garland, Kate Sims, Jeanne K. Tsutsui Keuma, & Tasha Williams · University of Hawaiʻi
This OER textbook has been designed for students to learn the foundational concepts for first-year college writing. The content of this textbook is aimed at helping students meet these learning objectives. This textbook contains five sections: (1) Success Skills for College Learning and Intellectual Growth, (2) The Writing Process, (3) Essay Structure, (4) Types of Essays, and (5) Research Skills.
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English 102
Dylan Altman · Oxnard College
Welcome to the readings for our English 102 class! You will find essay prompts at the start of each Chapter or Level, and then you will find the readings on the following pages. This is a compilation of literature that we will be using in English 102. This course provides will focus on comics as literature, short stories and enigma, Shakespeare's use of soliloquy in Hamlet, and poetry as a vehicle of expression.