ENGL1010 Composition I online

Module 1

Writing

• Overview of the Writing Process
• Prewriting
• Drafting
• Rewriting
• Essay Structure
• For Further Study
• Fiction Writer Kent Nelson on Writing Process
• Writing Process [table] (Stifler)
• Six Stages of the Writing Process [chart] (Stifler)
• Writing Process [Flash demo] (Stifler)
• Anatomy of an Essay (United Streaming Videos)

Grammar

• Grammar and Writing, Thinking, Talking, and Reading
• Grammar and Speech
• How English Constructs Meaning: Positioning and Punctuation
• How English Constructs Meaning: Parts of Speech
• Key Terms

Module 2

Writing Process

• Purposes for Writing
• Rhetorical Modes
• Narration
• Description
• Process
• Illustration
• Classification/Division
• Cause/Effect
• Comparison/Contrast
• Definition
• Argument
• Summation of Rhetorical Modes
• Using Rhetorical Modes
• For Further Study
• Rhetorical Modes (Stifler)

Grammar

• Fragments
• Fixing Fragments
• Sentence Types
• For Further Study
• Revising Sentence Fragments (Purdue OWL)
• Sentence Fragments (Charles Darling, Capital Community College)
• Blue Pencil Online (Prentice-Hall)
• Dr. GramR (Brian Hale)
• Grammar Bytes! (Robin L. Simmons)

Module 3

Writing

• Argumentation
• Appeals
• Rational Appeals
• Definition: Formal Definition
• Defining by Synonym
• Defining by Etymology
• Defining by Comparison
• Defining by Example
• Defining by Stipulation
• Other Methods of Defining
• Assumptions and Premises
• Deduction
• Induction
• Types of Inductive Evidence
• Emotional Appeals
• Logic (Brian Hale)

Research

• Introduction to Writing with Sources of Support
• First Steps in Writing with Sources of Support
• Early Problems
• Note Taking Basics
• For Further Study
• Study Skills and Writing Term Papers, (United Streaming Videos)
• Works Cited Page
• Internal Citations
• Using Examples from Source Materials
• Plagiarism

Grammar

• Comma Splices and Run-Ons
• Joining Independent Clauses with Coordinating Conjunctions
• Tips for Using Coordinating Conjunctions
• Using Semicolons to Connect Independent Clauses
• For Further Study
• Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices (Charles Darling, Capital Community College)
• Comma Splices--Exercises (Penguin Handbook, Pearson-Longman)
• Blue Pencil Online (Prentice-Hall)
• Dr. GramR (Brian Hale)
• Grammar Bytes! (Robin L. Simmons)

Module 4

Writing

• Types of Argument Essays
• Debate
• Toulmin Model
• Rogerian Model
• Persuasion
• Satire

Research

• Finding Sources
• Chattanooga State's Augusta R. Kolwyck Library
• Using the Library Catalog and Databases
• Evaluating Internet Sources
• The Problem with Wikipedia
• Comparing Various Types of Sources

Grammar

• Subject/Verb Agreement
• Common Verbs
• Here and There
• For Further Study
• Subject/Verb Agreement (Charles Darling, Capital Community College)
• Blue Pencil Online (Prentice-Hall)
• Dr. GramR (Brian Hale)
• Grammar Bytes! (Robin L. Simmons)

Module 5

Writing

• Fallacies
• Logical Fallacies (Brian Hale)
• Timed Essays
• Interpreting Essay Questions
• Drafting a Response to an Essay Exam
• Managing Time During an Essay Exam
• Tips for Writing an Essay Exam
• Essay Exams and Writing Process
• For Further Study
• Timed Essays Writing (Jerz)

Research

• Four Kinds of Reading
• Translating Ideas
• Transforming Information
• Combining Information and Ideas
• Basic Guidelines for Using Quotations
• Sources and Critical Thinking
• Using Note Cards
• Source (Bibliography) Cards

Grammar

• Listening for Plural Nouns
• Irregular Nouns
• Compound Nouns
• Possessive Nouns versus Contractions
• Collective Nouns
• For Further Study
• Noun Plurals (Charles Darling, Capital Community College)
• Blue Pencil Online (Prentice-Hall)
• Dr. GramR (Brian Hale)
• Grammar Bytes! (Robin L. Simmons)

Module 6

Writing

• Objective versus Subjective Interactions with a Text
• Summary
• Recognizing Main Ideas
• Writing Summary
• Sample Summary

Research

• Documenting Sources
• Works Cited Entries
• Annotated Bibliographies
• Deliberate Plagiarism
• Sample Works Cited page
• Sample Annotated Bibliography

Module 7

Writing

• The Process of Revision
• For Further Study: Revision Worksheet (Rutgers University)
• Some General Advice on Essay Writing
• Introductions
• Thesis Statements
• Conclusions
• EsSay What? (United Streaming Videos)

Research

• Internal Citations (or tags)
• Sample Internal Citations
• Using Quotations
• Putting Quotations in Context
• Guidelines for Using Quotations
• Accidental Plagiarism

Module 8

Writing

• The Goals of Editing
• Editing Tips
• For Further Study
• The Editing Process (Peter Cooper)
• Revising the Draft (Saltz, Harvard Writing Center)

Grammar

• Verb Tenses
• Participles
• Listening for ed endings on regular verbs
• Can/Could & Will/Would
• Irregular Verbs
• For Further Study
• Verbs and Verbals (Charles Darling, Capital Community College)
• Blue Pencil Online (Prentice-Hall)
• Dr. GramR (Brian Hale)
• Grammar Bytes! (Robin L. Simmons)

Module 9

Research

• The Conventions of Outlining
• Sample Sentence Outline
• Sample Topical Outline
• For Further Study: Outlining Resources

Grammar

• Pronouns and Pronoun Agreement
• Pronoun Reference
• Pronoun Forms: Subject and Object
• Pronouns in Compound Phrases
• Pronouns and Antecedents
• For Further Study
• Pronouns (Charles Darling, Capital Community College)
• Blue Pencil Online (Prentice-Hall)
• Dr. GramR (Brian Hale)
• Grammar Bytes! (Robin L. Simmons)

Module 10

Research

• The Formal Research Paper
• Title Page
• Outline
• Body
• Works Cited page

Grammar

• Indefinite Pronouns
• Pronouns in Relative Clauses
• Confusing Homonyms
• Other Pronoun Problems
• For Further Study
• Pronouns (Charles Darling, Capital Community College)
• Blue Pencil Online (Prentice-Hall)
• Dr. GramR (Brian Hale)
• Grammar Bytes! (Robin L. Simmons)

Module 11

Writing

• Sharpening Writing through Revision
• Kent Nelson on Writing Process
• Revising Tips from Kent Nelson
• Nelson Reading from his Short Story "Rituals of Sleep"
• Nelson Comments on his Short Story "Rituals of Sleep"
• Directions for Exercises on Sharpening Writing
• Exercise 1: "Rituals of Sleep" - Switching Perspectives
• Exercise 2: "Rituals of Sleep" - Checking Perspectives
• Exercise 3: Giving a Focused Impression of Subject

Grammar

• Comma Usage
• For Further Study
• Punctuation Made Simple
• Commas (Charles Darling, Capital Community College)
• Blue Pencil Online (Prentice-Hall)
• Dr. GramR (Brian Hale)
• Grammar Bytes! (Robin L. Simmons)

Module 12

Writing

• Proofreading Tips

Research

• Checklist for the Physical Format of a Formal Research Paper
• Checklist for the Documentation Format of a Formal Research Paper
• Checklist for the Content of a Formal Research Paper

Grammar

• Spotting Common Grammatical Errors

Module 13

Writing

• Writing Across the Curriculum
• Connie Hitchcock on Business Writing
• Cliff Stalter on Practicing Writing Skills
• Articles on Writing in Business
• Articles on Writing in Law
• Articles on Writing in Science

Module 14

• The Value of ENGL1010
• Disclaimer and Acknowledgements