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Welcome to English 1301, Composition and Rhetoric I. By now, I am sure you are overloaded with information about this class and are confused as to where to begin. This might be your very first college class and you are thinking to yourself how easy high school was, but you
did not realize that until now. First, take a deep breath and relax. You will get through the course. This website contains valuable information that will be extremely beneficial to you throughout the semester. Are you wondering what MLA is? Have you heard of plagiarism before, but you would like to know all the details so you don't make a mistake? Are you the type of person who hates writing? Here you will find many
links to help answer your questions. If you already have good writing skills, this site will help you enhance them. If you do not have any writing skills, this site is right for you!

 


MLA Format Links:

The site was done by Writing Center Tidewater Community College.It has good examples of how to do the paper, works cited page, etc:
http://www.tc.cc.va.us/writcent/handouts/writing/RES98mla

The following site helps a great deal with in-text citation. It also includes tips on paraphrasing, using quotes, etc.
http://andy.spinks.com/mla/#P2

 

 

Plagiarism Reference Links:

This site has an excellent definition on plagiarism. It gives tips on quoting, summarizing and paraphrasing. It also gives great information on how to cite your sources. It tells how to avoid Internet and other electronic/digital media plagiarism:
http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~mspears/plagiarism.html

It defines plagiarism and gives tips for avoiding accidental plagiarism:
http://www.writing.northwestern.edu/tips/plag.html

This website defines plagiarism in detail. It has a section on tips for avoiding plag. research tips, Internet research, and citation and editing:
http://www.arts.ubc.ca/doa/plagiarism.htm

 

Grammer Reference Links:

For a place to get answers to just about any grammar question imaginable:
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/

 

 


LAB Resources:

Ethos, Pathos, and Logos:
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/webclass/web/project1/group4/
http://www.mccd.edu/pirov/ethos1.htm

Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail:
http://nobelprizes.com/nobel/peace/MLK-jail.html




Other Resources:

A Guide to writing a well developed paper:
http://www.nutsandboltsguide.com

Improve your writing skills:
http://www.infoplease.com/homework/writingskills1.html

http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/essay.html

http://www.write101.com/

http://www.cabrillo.cc.ca.us/divisions/english/290/

http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/english/langan/cws/

 

For more writing resources try to seach the whole internet with four search engines at once:


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Elias Nyamlell Wakoson's English 1301.INT - Spring - 2003, Grayson County