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- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/03%3A_Prewriting/3.03%3A_Reading_Like_A_WriterIf you don't want to mark on a text itself, you can keep a notepad and make notes about what happened in the text, what your questions are, and what your reactions are to different sections. In her es...If you don't want to mark on a text itself, you can keep a notepad and make notes about what happened in the text, what your questions are, and what your reactions are to different sections. In her essay "The Danger of a Single Story," Chimamanda Adichie argues that having a narrow view of the world or a group of people can dangerously skew a person's worldview and lead to them harboring stereotypes that negatively affect others.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/18%3A_Common_Sentence_ErrorsAs you proofread your essays throughout the semester, you will need to pay close attention to your writing at both the paragraph and sentence level to ensure that you are communicating as clearly and ...As you proofread your essays throughout the semester, you will need to pay close attention to your writing at both the paragraph and sentence level to ensure that you are communicating as clearly and effectively as possible. (One trick you can employ to help you proofread more effectively is to print off a hard copy of your paper and read it out loud: getting away from the computer screen and hearing your own voice as you read changes how you interact with the text you have written; in effect, …
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Oxnard_College/English_101_(Altman)Welcome to the readings for our English 101 class! You will find the essay prompt at the start of each Chapter or Level, and you find the readings on the following pages. This course provides developm...Welcome to the readings for our English 101 class! You will find the essay prompt at the start of each Chapter or Level, and you find the readings on the following pages. This course provides development of skills in written expression, especially expository themes, including training in research techniques and preparation of a research paper. It is designed to develop critical thinking, analytical, and rhetorical skills.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/15%3A_Using_Sources_in_Your_Writing/15.02%3A_Introducing_Sources/15.2.01%3A_Practicing_Source_IntroductionsGo through the example introductions above and highlight the four parts of each introduction: the author, the title, the description of the source, the verb, and the source's main point. Now, write yo...Go through the example introductions above and highlight the four parts of each introduction: the author, the title, the description of the source, the verb, and the source's main point. Now, write your own single sentence introduction for two essays you have read in your English 101 class and discuss with a group.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/09%3A_Division_and_Classification/9.01%3A_Establishing_Purpose_for_a_Division_and_Classification_EssayWhether you are dealing with one big thing, such as a grocery store, or many individual things, like the produce section within that same grocery store; or whether you’re looking at a really important...Whether you are dealing with one big thing, such as a grocery store, or many individual things, like the produce section within that same grocery store; or whether you’re looking at a really important thing, like the human body, or one individual thing and what it does, like the brain, division and classification are tools that help you find your way around that store and, for that matter, just about any other subject you will encounter.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/City_College_of_San_Francisco/Writing_Reading_and_College_Success%3A_A_First-Year_Composition_Course_for_All_Learners_(Kashyap_and_Dyquisto)/09%3A_Argumentation_-_Purpose_and_Persuasion_in_Writing/9.04%3A_Comparison_and_ContrastThis page describes and provides examples for how to organize and develop a comparison-contrast essay.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Advanced_Composition/How_Arguments_Work_-_A_Guide_to_Writing_and_Analyzing_Texts_in_College_(Mills)/15%3A_Teacher's_Guide/15.02%3A_Quizzes_Essay_Assignments_and_Other_Ancillary_MaterialsAccess self-grading quizzes with feedback, essay assignments with rubrics, and other materials in the Canvas learning management system (LMS).
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/05%3A_Description/5.03%3A_Structuring_a_DescriptionFor example, if the subject were someone’s kitchen in the process of being renovated, that person might start at one side of the room and move slowly across to the other side, describing appliance, ca...For example, if the subject were someone’s kitchen in the process of being renovated, that person might start at one side of the room and move slowly across to the other side, describing appliance, cabinetry, and so on. All of these are good approaches; as you brainstorm for your paper, though, what you will want to give some thought to is what you want your paper to emphasize for your reader, and that should lead you to your thesis statement.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/10%3A_Cause_and_EffectOften, papers discuss both the cause and effects of an event in one paper, however it is also fairly common for an essay to address or focus on only one side of an issue, either the cause or the effec...Often, papers discuss both the cause and effects of an event in one paper, however it is also fairly common for an essay to address or focus on only one side of an issue, either the cause or the effect of an issue. For example, you might be assigned an essay in a class to examine the cause(s) of global warming in Antarctica or the effects of miscommunication between teenagers and parents as they relate to the growing divorce rate in urban families.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/15%3A_Using_Sources_in_Your_Writing/15.01%3A_Understanding_Source_Use/15.1.01%3A_Exercise-_Identifying_PlagiarismThe student does not use parenthetical citations in their paragraphs, but there is a properly formatted Works Cited page and many of the sources are introduced within the paper. A student created a st...The student does not use parenthetical citations in their paragraphs, but there is a properly formatted Works Cited page and many of the sources are introduced within the paper. A student created a strong research question, but he is getting frustrated at the results he is finding on the library’s databases. He wants to write a paper supporting this opinion, so he decides to quote only parts of sentences to make it appear as if the original authors agree with him.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/City_College_of_San_Francisco/Writing_Reading_and_College_Success%3A_A_First-Year_Composition_Course_for_All_Learners_(Kashyap_and_Dyquisto)/01%3A_Writing_and_College_Success/1.01%3A_Writing_in_an_Age_of_TechnologyHe writes, "Hiring managers complain that they often find today's college graduates lacking in interpersonal skills, problem solving, effective written and oral communication skills, the ability to wo...He writes, "Hiring managers complain that they often find today's college graduates lacking in interpersonal skills, problem solving, effective written and oral communication skills, the ability to work together in teams, and critical and analytical thinking" and that employees who have the ability to "come up with novel solutions to problems and [are] better able to sort through information to filter out the most critical pieces are the ones who will be of great value."
