This supplementary resources list is designed to be of use for both instructors and students of introductory composition course. View the Google Doc version of this list.
Style
- Punctuation
- Semicolons
- Emma Bryce for TED-Ed, “How to use a semicolon” (video)
- Colons
- Grammaropolis, “The Colon: The Great Organizer” (video)
- Anthony O’Reilly for Grammarly, “When to Use a Colon, with Examples”
- Hyphens and dashes
- Marina Pantcheva for English Language Help Desk, How to insert hyphens, en-dashes, and em-dashes into documents
- Word Matter, “Hyphens vs Dashes: When to Use and How to Type”
- ProWritingAidTV, “Dashes vs. Hyphens: The Ultimate Guide” (video)
- Semicolons
- Verbs
- Curriculum Pathways, “Strong Verbs” (video)
- Matt Ellis for Grammarly, “The Verb ‘To Be’ Explained, with Examples”
- AJ Barnett for Owlcation, “550+ Alternative Words for ‘Said’”
- Word Counter, “Other Words for ‘Said’”
- Descriptive writing
- Transition words
- English Language Smart Words, “Transition Words”
- Newcastle University, “Signposting: Explore different ways of guiding your reader through your assignment”
- Tuoro University Writing Center, “Transitional Words”
- The University of Manchester, “Academic Phrasebank”
- Grammar (broadly)
- The Oatmeal, “Comics: Grammar”
Writing Conventions
- Citation Styles
- MLA
- Purdue OWL, “MLA In-Text Citations: The Basics”
- Purdue OWL, “MLA Works Cited Page: Basic Format”
- Purdue OWL, “MLA Formatting and Style Guide”
- Ash Mayes, “Practice MLA Style Sheet”
- APA
- Purdue OWL, “APA In-Text Citations: The Basics”
- Purdue OWL, “APA Reference List: Basic Rules”
- Purdue OWL, “APA General Format”
- Ash Mayes, “Practice APA Style Sheet”
- Chicago
- Purdue OWL, “General Format”
- MLA
- Quoting, summarizing, and paraphrasing
- Purdue OWL, “Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing”
- SNHU Academic Support, “Paraphrase and Summary” (video)
- Attributive tags
- Arizona State University, “Integrating Other Writers’ Work: Attributive Tags”
- Metropolitan Community College Writing Center Underground: “5 Tips to Integrate Sources & Use Attributive Tags Effectively”
- Thesis writing
- Indiana University Bloomington, “How to Write a Thesis Statement”
- Kim Kastens et al. for Columbia University, “How to Write Your Thesis”
- Introductions
- Richard Nordquist for ThoughtCo., “Examples of Great Introductory Paragraphs”
- Brittany Walker, “Learn to Write an Introduction Paragraph!” (video)
Tools and Multimedia Tips
- Transcription software
- Mind mapping
- Adobe
- Adobe Express, “Tutorials” (videos)
- Canva
- Canva, “Design School”
- Piktochart
- Piktochart, “Piktochart Video Tutorials” (videos)
- Venngage
- Venngage, “Webinars & Video Guides” (videos)
- Media Libraries
- Penn State Teaching and Learning with Technology, “Free Media Library”
- Infographics
- Adobe Express, “60 Best Infographic Examples for Beginners”
- Charles Mburugu for Piktochart, “20 of the Best Infographics and What You Can Learn From Them”
- Katy French for Column Five, “How to Write an Infographic Story in 5 Simple Steps”
- Data Visualizations
- nullQueries, “Using Design Techniques for Clear and Appealing Data Visualization” (video)
- Visme, “Data Visualization in 2022 | The Ultimate Guide” (video)
- Thinkathon, “7 Data Visualization Tricks on Excel – Tutorial” (video)
- UK Civil Service, “Guidance Hub: Data Visualization”
- Podcasts
- Buzzsprout, “How to Start a Podcast: Complete Step-By-Step Guide [2023]”
- Brandon Copple for Descript, “Adding transition music to a podcast? Everything you need to know”
- The Podcast Host, “Our Free Podcast Music Library: Themed Packs of Intros, Outros, Transitions and Loops”
- Videos
- Tiktok, “Creating your first video”
- Michelle Cyca for Hootsuite, “How to Make a Tiktok Video: Everything You Need to Know”
- Techsmith, “How to Make a YouTube Video (Beginner’s Guide)”
Writing Process
- Evaluating sources
- Penn State University Libraries, “Evaluating Information Tutorial (or making a sandwich)” (videos)
- Yvonne Bruce, “Using Sources Ethically”
- Annotated bibliography
- Simon Fraser University Library, “How to Write an Annotated Bibliography”
- Purdue OWL, “Annotated Bibliography Samples”
- Interviewing
- MasterClass, “How to Write an Interview Article in 6 Steps”
- Freelance Writing, “How to Conduct an Effective Interview for Your Story”
- Melissa Tombro for Milne Library, “9. The Interview Process”
- Bernice Young for Edutopia, “How to Help Students Developing Interviewing Skills”
- Logical Fallacies
- The School of Thought, “Thou Shalt Not Commit Logical Fallacies”
- University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Writing Center, “Fallacies”
- Ash Mayes, “Logical Fallacies: The Game” (slides)
- Reasoning
- Mindy Weisberger and Alina Bradford for LiveScience, “Deductive reasoning vs. Inductive reasoning”
- University of Tennessee Martin Internet Encyclopedia of Knowledge, “Deductive and Inductive Arguments”
- Outlining
- George Mason University The Writing Center, “Outlining”
- SimpleMind, “Mind Mapping”
- Structure
- Purdue OWL, “Organizing Your Argument”
- Toulmin method
- WAC Clearinghouse, “The Toulmin Method”
- Rogerian method
- Blinn College Bryan Writing Center, “Rogerian Argument”
- Jackson School District, “Rogerian Method of Argumentation”
- Stasis theory
- Purdue OWL, “Stasis Theory”
- Richard Nordquist for ThoughtCo., “Stasis Theory in Rhetoric: Glossary of Grammatical and Rhetorical Terms”
- A Research Guide for Students, “The Use of Stasis Theory in Rhetoric”
- Peer review
- WAC Clearinghouse, “How Can I Get the Most Out of Peer Review?”
- University of Michigan Sweetland Center for Writing, “Using Peer Review to Improve Student Writing”
- Jennifer Calonia for Grammarly, “3 Strategies for Students to Peer Review Writing”
- Revision
- University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Writing Center, “Revising Drafts”
- Purdue OWL, “Steps for Revising Your Paper”
- Visme, “Learn the Most Common Design Mistakes by Non-Designers” (video)
Accessibility
- Font
- WebAIM: Web Accessibility in Mind, “Typefaces and Fonts”
- Google Fonts
- Color
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