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Oakland Community College OER by Subject Discipline

ENG 1060 Academic Literacy II

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ENG 1510 Composition I

Textbooks

Guide to Writing Lumen Learning

This writing style guide covers the fundamentals of English usage and writing. It includes sections on grammar and mechanics, editing, formatting, academic citation and research documentation, including the latest MLA and APA style guidelines. A useful supplement to any academic writing course. This guide is primarily based on material from Lumen Learning’s English Composition I: Process-Based course and Joe Schall’s Style for Students, with supplemental videos by David Rheinstrom from Khan Academy’s Grammar.

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88 Open Essays  from Libretexts  Review

Full of essays that could supplement OER rhetoric and writing texts that lacked readings. All of the essays in this reader are versatile rhetorically and thematically. It is arranged alphabetically by author name. Each essay has a series of hashtags that apply to the essay in some way. You can search for essays thematically that relate to topics like education, the environment, politics, or health. You can also search for essays based on composition concepts like analysis, synthesis, and research. You can search for essays that are based on shared values, essays that rely heavily on ethos, logos, or pathos, essays that are very kairos-dependent, and essays that are scholarly.

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Oregon Writes Open Writing Text from Oregon Writes

This guides students through rhetorical and assignment analysis, the writing process, researching, citing, rhetorical modes, and critical reading. Guided by Oregon's statewide college writing outcomes, this book collects previously published articles, essays, and chapters released under Creative Commons licenses into one free textbook available for online access or print-on-demand.

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Writing for Success 2nd ed.  from Bay College

Adapted from Writing for Success and Edited by Amber Kinonen, Jennifer McCann, Todd McCann, and Erica Mead Designed by the Bay College Online Learning Department and Bay College Library

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ENG 1520 Composition II

Textbooks

88 Open Essays (see above)

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College Writing by Susan Oaks

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EmpoWORD: A Student-Centered Anthology and Handbook for College Writers

Download an accessible version of EmpoWORD

Designed for students of first- and second-year college composition courses, but it is also a great tool for college prep students, more advanced writers, or independent learners.

Guide to Writing (see above)

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Writing Unleashed: Argument   Review

For the teaching of rhetoric/argument in college composition.

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Other Considerations

Variety of OER sources for ENG 102 at Muskegon CC

Word on College Reading and Writing from Open Oregon

A handy guide that would steer you in the right direction through all of your reading and writing assignments. Written by five college reading and writing instructors, this interactive, multimedia text draws from decades of experience teaching students who are entering the college reading and writing environment for the very first time. It includes examples, exercises, and definitions for just about every reading and writing related topic you will encounter in your college courses.

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