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About This Course
1. Request Access
2. Introduction to the Writing Process
3. Introduction to Writing
4. Your Role as a Learner
5. What is an Essay?
6. Reading to Write
7. Defining the Writing Process
8. Videos: Prewriting Techniques
9. Audience
10. Thesis Statements
11. Organizing an Essay
12. Creating Paragraphs
13. Paragraphs
14. Conclusions
15. Revising
16. Editing and Proofreading
17. Matters of Grammar, Mechanics, and Style
18. Peer Review Checklist
19. Comparative Chart of Writing Strategies
20. Evidence
21. Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Avoiding Plagiarism
22. MLA Format
23. Formatting the Works Cited Page (MLA)
24. Citing Paraphrases and Summaries (APA)
25. APA Citation Style, 6th edition: General Style Guidelines
26. Definitional Argument Essay
27. How to Write a Definition Essay
28. Critical Thinking
29. Video: Thesis Explained
30. Effective Thesis Statements
31. Student Sample: Definition Essay
32. Introduction to Narrative Essay
33. Student Sample: Narrative Essay
34. "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell
35. "Sixty-nine Cents" by Gary Shteyngart
36. Video: The Danger of a Single Story
37. How to Write an Annotation
38. How to Write a Summary
39. Writing for Success: Narration
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40. Student Sample: Narrative Essay
41. Introduction to Illustration/Example Essay
42. "She's Your Basic L.O.L. in N.A.D" by Perri Klass
43. "April & Paris" by David Sedaris
44. Writing for Success: Illustration/Example
45. Student Sample: Illustration/Example Essay
46. Introduction to Compare/Contrast Essay
47. "Disability" by Nancy Mairs
48. "Friending, Ancient or Otherwise" by Alex Wright
49. "A South African Storm" by Allison Howard
50. Writing for Success: Compare/Contrast
51. Student Sample: Compare/Contrast Essay
52. Introduction to Cause and Effect Essay
53. "Cultural Baggage" by Barbara Ehrenreich
54. "Women in Science" by K.C. Cole
55. Writing for Success: Cause and Effect
56. Student Sample: Cause and Effect Essay
57. Introduction to Argument Essay
58. Rogerian Argument
59. "The Case Against Torture," by Alisa Soloman
60. "The Case for Torture" by Michael Levin
61. How to Write a Summary by Paraphrasing Source Material
62. Writing for Success: Argument
63. Student Sample: Argument Essay
64. The Writing Process Overview
65. Being Specific/Concrete
66. INSTRUCTIONS FOR WRITING LAB #1
67. Narrative Module Overview
68. Sample Student Essay
69. EFFIE
70. Instructions for Writing Lab #2
71. Module #3 Overview
72. READ in ONLINE Textbook
73. Instructions for Definition Essay
74. Instructions for Writing Lab #3
75. Research Project Overview
76. Instructions for Writing Lab #4
77. Module Overview
78. Txtng is killing language...
79. Instructions for Writing Lab #5
80. Instructions for Writing Lab #6
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