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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. Analytical Writing
13. Argumentation & Analytical Arguments
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: “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: "Shortening the School Week"
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. Reflection + Literacy Narrative: "Good Impact"
45. Reflection + Profile of a Place: "Party Patio"
46. Reflection + Rhetorical Analysis: "The Oversexualization of Women in Makeup Advertisements"
47. Discovery Essay: "Read More and Suceed"
48. For Instructors: How to Take Notes
49. For Instructors: Learning Journey Journal
50. For Instructors: Understanding the Assignment
51. For Instructors: Active Reading Lesson Plan
52. For Instructors: Creating Evidence Based Claims Activities
53. Instructor Resource: Punctuation and Sentences Quiz
54. Instructor Resource: Grammar, Sentence, and Punctuation Quiz
55. Instructor Resources: Asking Questions & Composing Research Questions
56. Instructor Resource: Sentence Problems Quiz
57. For Instructors: Finding & Composing Thesis Statements
58. For Instructors: From Fragments to Sentences
59. For Instructors: Comma Splices & Run-On Sentences
60. For Instructors: Diagnostic Essay
61. For Instructors: Profile of a Place
62. For Ins