Freely Available/Open Educational Resources by Topic

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Composition (English 100, 101, 102, 111, and 112)

  • Audience Exercises via The Inkwell, Florida State College Composition Program
  • Burnell, Carol, Jaime Wood, Monique Babin, Susan Pesznecker, and Nicole Rosevear. “Audience.” The Word on College Reading and Writing, Pressbooks, n.d.

  • Conclusions.” The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2020.
Information Literacy Research
  • Introductions.” The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2020.
  • Burnell, Carol, Jaime Wood, Monique Babin, Susan Pesznecker, and Nicole Rosevear. “Purpose.” The Word on College Reading and Writing, Pressbooks, n.d.

For information on rhetorical reading and Peter Elbow’s believing/doubting games, see Chapter 2: Developing a Repertoire of Reading Strategies, pp. 20–21.

  • Blakesley, David. “Elaborate Rhetorics.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Edited by Trace Daniels-Lerberg, Dana L. Driscoll, Mary Stewart, and Matthew A. Vetter, vol. 5, Parlor Press, 2023, pp. 228–46.
  • Duffy, William. “What Is Rhetoric? A ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Primer.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Edited by Trace Daniels-Lerberg, Dana L. Driscoll, Mary Stewart, and Matthew A. Vetter, vol. 5, Parlor Press, 2023, pp. 247–65.

Technical and Professional Communication (English 310 and 368)

Jewell, Michelle. “Tips for Giving a Great Online Presentation.” Applied Ecology News. Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University, Oct. 2, 2020

Moxely, Joseph M. and Julie Staggers. “Technical Writing Prose Style*.” Writing Commons. n.d.

  • Workplace Writing is a Writing Commons course created by Joseph M. Moxley and Julie Staggers. It features a sample syllabus, assignments, readings, and other resources for instructors and students.

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