Research Guides: OER: English

English OER

Textbooks

EmpoWord: A Student-Centered Anthology & Handbook for College Writers
Uses actual student writing to exemplify effective writing strategies. Designed for students of first- and second-year college composition courses by Portland State University.
Exploring Perspectives: A Concise Guide to Analysis
A short textbook on writing analytical essays.
Open Course Library: English Composition I
A collection of high quality, free-to-use courses that you can download and use for teaching. All content is stored in Google docs making it easy to access, browse and download.
Open Course Library: English Composition II
A collection of high quality, free-to-use courses that you can download and use for teaching. All content is stored in Google docs making it easy to access, browse and download.
Oregon Writes Open Writing Text
A free writing instruction textbook designed for Oregon first-level composition courses.
The Process of Research Writing
From an English professor at EMU who is especially interested in connections between writing and technology.
Rhetoric and Composition Wikibook
This book is written as a practical guide for students struggling to improve their writing to meet the standards expected of them by their professors, instructors, employers and co-workers. We have avoided complicated "textbook language" and jargon in favor of plain, easily understood language.
A Rhetoric of Literate Action: Literate Action Volume 1
Writing by Charles Bazerman, Professor of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Three Modules on Clear Writing Style: An Introduction to The Craft of Argument
Follows the Little Red Schoolhouse principles developed at the University of Chicago.
Writing Commons
A free, comprehensive, peer-reviewed, award-winning Open Text for students and faculty in college-level courses that require writing and research.
Writing For Success
Clear exercises teach sentence and paragraph writing skills that lead to common English composition and research essays.
Writing In College: From Competence To Excellence
For students who have largely mastered high-school level conventions of formal academic writing and are now moving beyond the five-paragraph essay to more advanced engagement with text.
Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 2
"A collection of Creative Commons licensed essays for use in the first year writing classroom."

Exercises, Handouts and Modules

Tip Sheets from University of North Carolina
UNC has an extensive number of handouts, each with subdivisions that pull the reader forward. Those handouts that use flash are also listed under Video Channels.
Guide to Grammar & Writing (Capital Community College)
This website explains everything a student could want to know. Link to its 174 interactive quizzes from the Interactive Resources tab.
Argument Essay Buzzwords and other argument tips
Choose Activities and Handouts from the Oregon State University screen that opens.
Saylor English 1001 Course
No matter what career you pursue, you must be able to communicate effectively and clearly if you want to be successful. This course will enhance your ability to do so by sharpening your critical thinking and writing skills.
Saylor English 1002 Course
The ability to research topics and incorporate information from your sources into your work is an important skill both in college and on the job. This course will reinforce the concepts you practiced in English Composition I by introducing you to basic research concepts and techniques.
Critical Thinking Web
"We have over 100 online tutorials on different aspects of thinking skills. We have over 100 online tutorials on different aspects of thinking skills."

Interactive Resources

Evaluating Informational Texts
You will learn to identify word meanings, recognize information & ideas, analyze information, and synthesize & interpret information.
Word Analysis
You will learn four different strategies: substitution, looking around a word, looking for a word you know, & using prefixes and suffixes.
Dramatic Literature Comprehension
You will learn how to discuss the basics, identify the genres, discuss the structure, and explain the plot line.
Reading Comprehension: Literary Passages
You will learn to distinguish literary passages from informational ones, use the points on a plot line to understand & analyze a story, and use comprehension strategies to answer questions about a literary passage.

Courses

COLLG 110 – College Success Course
"Simply attending school for many years is no guarantee that you have a clear understanding of the specific strategies needed to get what you want out of college. This course will provide the opportunity for you to learn and practice methods that will assist you in identifying and reaching your academic and career goals."
Try College 101
"This course is designed to equip you with the basic academic, professional, and personal skills you will need to be successful in college." Units 4,5, and 7 deal with reading to learn, learning styles such as critical thinking, and listening and taking notes.

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