Introduction to College Composition

by Caroline Hopper Scott

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Front Matter
TitlePage
InfoPage
Table of Contents
Licensing
1: An Overview of the Writing Process
1.1: Introduction to Writing
1.2: Your Role as a Learner
1.3: What is an Essay?
1.4: Defining the Writing Process
1.5: Videos- Prewriting Techniques
1.6: Audience
1.7: Thesis Statements
1.8: Organizing an Essay
1.9: Creating Paragraphs
1.10: Paragraphs
1.11: Introductions
1.12: Conclusions
1.13: Comparative Chart of Writing Strategies
2: Writing with Generative AI
2.1: What is Generative AI?
2.2: Ethics of AI-Generated Writing
2.3: AI for Idea Generation
2.4: AI for Organizing Writing
2.5: Edit and Revise with AI
2.6: Problems and Pitfalls of AI-Generated Texts
2.7: Guides and Resources for Writing with AI
3: Engaging with Texts- Read and Respond
3.1: Reading to Write
3.2: How to Read Like a Writer
3.3: Interpretation, Analysis, and Close Reading
3.3.1: Interpretation
3.3.2: Analysis
3.3.3: Techniques
3.4: Summary and Response
3.4.1: Techniques
3.4.2: Model Texts by Student Authors
3.5: Analysis and Synthesis
3.5.1: Techniques
3.5.2: Activities
3.5.3: Model Texts by Student Authors
3.6: Putting It Together- Writing Your Response
3.6.1: Model Texts by Student Authors
4: Understanding Our Stories- Personal Narrative Writing
4.1: Introduction to Narrative Essay
4.2: The Art of Narration
4.3: Video- The Danger of a Single Story
4.4: Model Narrative Essays
4.4.1: Only Daughter by Sandra Cisneros
4.4.2: Superman and Me by Sherman Alexie
4.4.3: Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan
4.4.4: Salvation by Langston Hughes
4.4.5: The Year I Grew Wildly, While Men Looked On by Ashley Ford
4.5: Narrative Techniques- Your Writing Process
4.6: Writing for Success- Narration
4.7: Describing a Scene or Experience
4.7.1: Section Introduction- Describing a Scene or Experience
4.7.2: Techniques
4.7.3: Activites
4.7.4: Model Texts by Student Authors
4.8: Telling a story
4.8.1: Section Introduction- Telling a Story
4.8.2: Techniques
4.8.3: Activities
4.8.4: Model Texts by Student Authors
4.9: Reflecting on an Experience
4.9.1: Section Introduction- Reflecting on an Experience
4.9.2: Techniques
4.9.3: Activities
4.9.4: Model Texts by Student Authors
4.10: Narrative Beginnings and Endings
4.11: Assignment- Descriptive Personal Narrative
4.11.1: Assignment- Descriptive Personal Narrative
4.11.2: Model Texts by Student Authors
4.11.3: Endnotes
4.12: Supporting Storytelling with AI
5: Exploring Our World- Expository Writing
5.1: Expository vs. Argumentative Writing
5.2: Effective Thesis Statements
5.3: Video- Thesis Explained
5.4: Definition Essay Overview
5.5: How to Write an Expository Definition Essay
5.6: Illustration/Example Approach
5.7: Cause and Effect Approach
5.8: Classification Approach
5.9: Process Analysis Approach
5.10: Student Sample- Definition-Expository Essay
6: Finding, Understanding, and Using Outside Sources
6.1: Writing with Outside Evidence
6.2: Effectively Integrating Textual Evidence
6.3: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Avoiding Plagiarism
6.4: MLA Format
6.5: Formatting the Works Cited Page (MLA)
6.6: Citing Generative AI Content
7: Revising and Polishing Your Papers
7.1: Revising
7.2: Editing and Proofreading
7.3: Formal Academic Voice
7.4: AI for Revision and Editing
7.5: Peer Review Checklist
8: Taking a Stand- Argument Writing
8.1: Introduction to Argument Essay
8.2: Techniques
8.3: Avoiding Logical Fallacies
8.4: Writing for Success- Argument
8.5: Activities
8.6: Model Texts by Student Authors
9: Entering the Conversation- Your Research Process
9.1: Researching a writing assignment
9.2: Introduction
9.3: Sources
9.4: Techniques
9.5: Evaluating Source Credibility
9.6: Finding sources- Academic databases
9.7: Reading sources
9.8: Using sources
9.9: Citing sources
9.10: Review- Basic citation styles
9.11: Model Texts by Student Authors
10: Creating Presentations - Sharing Your Ideas
10.1: Organizing a Visual Presentation
10.2: Incorporating Effective Visuals into a Presentation
10.3: Giving a Presentation
10.E: Creating Presentations - Sharing Your Ideas (Exercises)
11: Grammar Essentials
11.1: Punctuation
11.1.1: Apostrophes
11.1.2: Brackets
11.1.3: Colons
11.1.4: Commas
11.1.5: Dashes
11.1.6: Ellipses
11.1.7: Exclamation Marks
11.1.8: Hyphens
11.1.9: Parentheses
11.1.10: Periods
11.1.11: Question Marks
11.1.12: Quotation Marks
11.1.13: Semicolons
11.1.14: Try It Out
11.1.15: Putting It All Together
11.1.16: Time to Write
11.2: Parts of Speech
11.2.1: Nouns
11.2.2: Pronouns
11.2.3: Verbs
11.2.4: Adjectives
11.2.5: Adverbs
11.2.6: Propositions
11.2.7: Articles
11.2.8: Conjunctions
11.2.9: Interjections
11.2.10: Try It Out
11.2.11: Putting It All Together
11.2.12: Time to Write
11.3: 20 Most Common Grammar Errors
11.3.1: Wrong Word
11.3.2: Comma After Introductory Element
11.3.3: Documentation Common Error
11.3.4: Pronoun Reference
11.3.5: Spelling
11.3.6: Quotation Error
11.3.7: Unnecessary Comma
11.3.8: Capitalization
11.3.9: Missing Word
11.3.10: Faulty Sentence Structure
11.3.11: Missing Comma with Nonrestrictive Element
11.3.12: Verb Tense Shift
11.3.13: Missing Comma in Compound Sentence
11.3.14: Apostrophe Errors
11.3.15: Run-On Sentences
11.3.16: Comma Splice
11.3.17: Pronoun Agreement
11.3.18: Poorly Integrated Quote
11.3.19: Hyphens
11.3.20: Sentence Fragment
11.3.21: Try It Out
11.3.22: Putting It All Together
11.3.23: Time to Write
Back Matter
Index
Glossary
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Introduction to College Composition

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