Accelerated English

by Ashley Paul

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Accelerated English is your all-in-one guide to college writing success. Covering essays, research, and literary analysis, it blends clear instruction, diverse readings, student samples, and practical exercises. Build confidence, master the writing process, and develop critical thinking skills to succeed in the classroom and beyond.

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Publisher
Lumen Learning
Subjects
Humanities, Composition
Licence
CC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Narrative Essay
  7. 1.1: Essay Basics
  8. 1.2: Introduction to Narrative Essay
  9. 1.3: Student Sample- Narrative Essay
  10. 1.4: “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell
  11. 1.5: “Sixty-nine Cents” by Gary Shteyngart
  12. 1.6: Video- The Danger of a Single Story
  13. 1.7: How to Write an Annotation
  14. 1.8: How to Write a Summary
  15. 1.9: Writing for Success- Narration
  16. 1.10: Student Sample- Narrative Essay
  17. 1.11: Your Instructions for Essay 1
  18. 1.12: Grammar/Mechanics Mini-Lecture
  19. 2: Illustration/Example Essay
  20. 2.1: Introduction to Illustration/Example Essay
  21. 2.2: Writing for Success- Illustration/Example
  22. 2.3: “She’s Your Basic L.O.L. in N.A.D” by Perri Klass
  23. 2.4: “April and Paris” by David Sedaris
  24. 2.5: Grammar/Mechanics Mini-Lecture
  25. 3: Compare/Contrast Essay
  26. 3.1: Introduction to Compare/Contrast Essay
  27. 3.2: “Disability” by Nancy Mairs
  28. 3.3: “Friending, Ancient or Otherwise” by Alex Wright
  29. 3.4: “A South African Storm” by Allison Howard
  30. 3.5: Writing for Success- Compare/Contrast
  31. 3.6: Grammar/Mechanics Mini-Lecture
  32. 4: Cause and Effect Essay
  33. 4.1: Introduction to Cause and Effect Essay
  34. 4.2: “Cultural Baggage” by Barbara Ehrenreich
  35. 4.3: “Women in Science” by K.C. Cole
  36. 4.4: Writing for Success- Cause and Effect
  37. 4.5: Student Sample- Cause and Effect Essay
  38. 4.6: Grammar/Mechanics Mini-Lecture
  39. 5: Using Sources
  40. 5.1: Preliminary Research Strategies
  41. 5.2: Intermediate Research Strategies
  42. 5.3: Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources
  43. 5.4: How to Search in a Library Database
  44. 5.5: Evaluating Sources
  45. 5.6: Why Is Research Important?
  46. 5.7: Tools for Evaluating Sources
  47. 5.8: Using Multiple Sources
  48. 5.9: Using Sources in Your Paper
  49. 5.10: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Avoiding Plagiarism
  50. 5.11: Avoiding Plagiarism
  51. 5.12: How to Write a Summary by Paraphrasing Source Material
  52. 5.13: MLA Format
  53. 5.14: Formatting the Works Cited Page (MLA)
  54. 5.15: Citing Paraphrases and Summaries (APA)
  55. 5.16: APA Citation Style, 6th edition- General Style Guidelines
  56. 5.17: Grammar/Mechanics Mini-Lecture
  57. 6: Argument Essay
  58. 6.1: Introduction to Argument Essay
  59. 6.2: Evidence
  60. 6.3: Rogerian Argument
  61. 6.4: “The Case Against Torture,” by Alisa Soloman
  62. 6.5: “The Case for Torture” by Michael Levin
  63. 6.6: Writing for Success- Argument
  64. 6.7: Student Sample- Argument Essay
  65. 7: Unit 1- Introduction to the Course
  66. 7.1: Assignment- What Is Culture? Discussion and Photo Activity
  67. 7.2: Reading Strategies
  68. 7.3: How to Write an Annotation
  69. 7.4: “The Relationship Between Cell Phone Use and Academic Performance in a Sample of U.S. College Students” by Andrew Lepp, Jacob E. Barkley, and Aryn C. Karpinski
  70. 7.5: Assignment- Practice Exit Exam
  71. 8: Unit 2- Writing Process
  72. 8.1: Introduction to Writing Process
  73. 8.2: Selecting a Topic
  74. 8.3: Prewriting
  75. 8.4: Finding Evidence
  76. 8.5: Drafting
  77. 8.6: Revising
  78. 8.7: Proofreading
  79. 9: Unit 3- Writing Structure
  80. 9.1: Organizing
  81. 9.2: Organizing an Essay
  82. 9.3: Classical Essay Structure
  83. 9.4: Formulating a Thesis
  84. 9.5: 5 Ways of Looking at a Thesis
  85. 9.6: Thesis 21 Activity
  86. 9.7: Writing Ninjas- How to Write a Strong Thesis Statement
  87. 9.8: Process- Writing a Thesis Statement
  88. 9.9: Creating Paragraphs
  89. 9.10: Paragraphs
  90. 9.11: How to Write Introductory Paragraphs
  91. 9.12: Assignment- Writing Effective Intros Activity
  92. 9.13: Conclusions
  93. 10: Unit 4- The Literary Analysis
  94. 10.1: Assignment- Critical Analysis Essay
  95. 10.2: Introduction to Reading and Interpreting Literary Texts
  96. 10.3: How to Analyze a Short Story
  97. 10.4: Literary Criticism
  98. 10.5: “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin
  99. 10.6: Discussion Questions for “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin
  100. 10.7: “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain
  101. 10.8: Discussion Questions for “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain
  102. 10.9: “Moriah’s Mourning” by Ruth McEnery Stuart
  103. 10.10: Discussion Questions for “Moriah’s Mourning” by Ruth McEnery Stuart
  104. 10.11: “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” Chapter 1
  105. 10.12: Discussion Questions for Chapter 1 of Frederick Douglass’s Slave Narrative
  106. 10.13: “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” by Harriet Jacobs, Chapter 1
  107. 10.14: Discussion Questions for “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” Chapter 1
  108. 11: Unit 5- Peer Editing Workshops
  109. 11.1: Revising and Editing
  110. 11.2: General Revision Points to Consider
  111. 11.3: Specific Revision Points to Consider
  112. 11.4: Questions- Workshop Guidelines
  113. 12: Unit 6- Practice Exam Materials
  114. 12.1: “Multiple Intelligences” by Fred Mednick
  115. 12.2: Practice Exit Exam- “Multiple Intelligences”
  116. 12.3: “Piracy Gave Me A Future” by Daniel Starkey
  117. 12.4: Practice Exit Exam- “Piracy Gave Me a Future”
  118. 12.5: Example Exit Exam Essay
  119. 12.6: Exit Exam Outline
  120. 12.7: Exit Exam Format and Structure
  121. 13: Unit 7- The Research Process
  122. 13.1: Introduction to Research Process
  123. 13.2: Finding Sources
  124. 13.3: Source Analysis
  125. 13.4: Writing Ethically
  126. 13.5: MLA Documentation
  127. 13.6: MLA Activity
  128. 14: Unit 8- The Illustration/Example Essay
  129. 14.1: Assignment- Research Essay
  130. 14.2: Introduction to Illustration/Example Essay
  131. 14.3: Introduction to Illustration
  132. 14.4: “She’s Your Basic L.O.L. in N.A.D” by Perri Klass
  133. 14.5: “April and Paris” by David Sedaris
  134. 14.6: Writing for Success- Illustration/Example
  135. 14.7: Writing for Success- Illustration
  136. 15: Unit 9- The Narrative Essay
  137. 15.1: Assignment- Narrative Essay
  138. 15.2: Introduction to Narrative Essay
  139. 15.3: Student Sample- Narrative Essay
  140. 15.4: “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell
  141. 15.5: “Sixty-nine Cents” by Gary Shteyngart
  142. 15.6: Writing for Success- Narration
  143. 15.7: Student Sample- Narrative Essay
  144. 15.8: 5 Senses Activity
  145. 15.9: Sensory Details Examples
  146. 15.10: Show Don’t Tell
  147. 16: Unit 10- The Final Project and Portfolio
  148. 16.1: Assignment- The Final Project
  149. 16.2: Reflection
  150. 16.3: Assignment- Reflection Essay
  151. 16.4: Assignment- Portfolio
  152. Back Matter
  153. Index
  154. Glossary
  155. Detailed Licensing
  156. Detailed Licensing