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Introduction to First Year Composition
How to Use This Book
Contributors & Acknowledgments
1. Genre
2. Narrative, Exposition, Description, Reflection, Persuasion
3. Organizing Paragraphs, Organizing Texts
4. Application: Writing an Autobiographical Essay
5. Finding & Evaluating Sources
6. Annotating & Referencing Sources
7. Synthesis
8. Citation & Bibliography
9. Application: Writing an Annotated Bibliography and Report
10. Rhetoric & Rhetorical Analysis
11. Text Elements & Rhetorical Devices
12. Argumentation & Analytical Arguments
13. Analytical Writing
14. Application: Writing a Multimodal Rhetorical Analysis Essay
15. College Course Basics
16. Critical Reading & Thinking
17. The Writing Process
18. The Art of Rhetoric
19. Syntax & Style
20. Grammar
21. Citation Style Guides
22. Narrative: "A Mother’s Love"
23. Narrative: "An Inanimate Object"
24. Narrative: “Disconnectivity”
25. Profile of a Place: "The Baker Hotel"
26. Profile of a Place: "Curiosity Killed the Cadillacs"
27. Profile of a Place: "Old Main Building - TWU"
28. Profile: “Danza Bufalo: A Discourse Community
29. Art Analysis: "The Beauty in Chaos"
30. Commercial Analysis: "The Chevrolet Commercial"
31. Think Piece: "Are Women Overprepared For Pregnancy and Underprepared for Postpartum Recovery?"
32. Think Piece: "Chronic Loneliness or COVID-19: Which is Worse for Elders?"
33. Think Piece: "Why We Must Fight for Medicare for All"
34. Think Piece: “It’s Time to Trash the Puzzle Piece: A Story of Autism and Symbolism”
35. Think Piece: “We Need to Stop Celebrating ‘Diversity’”
36. Annotated Bibliography: "Summary"
37. Annotated Bibliography: "Immigration Reform"
38. Research Essay: "Displacement between Powers"
39. Academic Research: “True Crime: Causing True Harm?”
40. Remix: "The Baker Hotel"
41. Remix: "Encapturing Nature"
42. Remix: "Welcome to the Cadillac Ranch"
43. Remix: “The Monkey Bars Are Burning”
44. For Instructors: Learning Journey Journal
45. For Instructors: How to Take Notes
46. For Instructors: Understanding the Assignment
47. For Instructors: Active Reading Lesson Plan
48. Instructor Resource: Punctuation and Sentences Quiz
49. For Instructors: Creating Evidence Based Claims Activities
50. Instructor Resources: Asking Questions & Composing Research Questions
51. Instructor Resource: Grammar, Sentence, and Punctuation Quiz
52. Instructor Resource: Sentence Problems Quiz
53. For Instructors: Finding & Composing Thesis Statements
54. For Instructors: Comma Splices & Run-On Sentences
55. For Instructors: From Fragments to Sentences
56. For Instructors: Diagnostic Essay
57. For Instructors: Profile of a Place
58. For Instructors: Diagnostic Essay
59. For Instructors: Rhetorical Precis Lesson Plan
60. Instructor Resource: Exploratory Essays
61. For Instructors: Academic Research Essay Genre
62. For Instructors: Purpose & Choice in the Remix Project
63. For Instructors: Creating Evidence-Based Claims
Works Cited
An exploratory essay will:
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