English Composition I
This ENG 101 LibGuide is designed to help students in English Composition I successfully navigate the world of research. The resources listed at this site provide all the information you will need in order to learn about the field of Writing Studies. I hope that you will find these articles and videos both interesting and informative, and that, ultimately, you will have a better understanding of the funky world of rhetoric and composition and how it relates to your own lives, as well as your future academic and career goals.
Important Texts for the Course
Everyone's an Author with Readings by Publication Date: 2016-05-10Built on the keystones of rhetoric, Everyone's an Author provides a strong foundation for authoring in the digital age: in college essays, but also on Twitter; in print, but also online; with words, but also with sound, video, and images. It shows students that the rhetorical skills they already use in social media, in their home and religious communities, at work and in other nonacademic contexts are the same ones they'll need to succeed in college. Examples and readings drawn from across multiple media and dealing with topics that matter to students today make this a book that everyone who takes first-year writing will relate to.
Webpages we will use for Assignments
- Storyboard ThatDiagnostic Remix
- PiktochartInfographics
Subculture Videos
Course Readings and Resources
- “Freewriting” by Peter ElbowReading - Day 1
- How to Mark a Book by Mortimer J. AdlerReading - Day 1
- "I am Writing Blindly" by Roger RosenblattReading - Diagnostic
- Anne Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts”Reading - Diagnostic
