OERu/Planning/OERu 2012 Prototype/College Composition/Review existing OERs for remix

note - COCE = SNHU College of Online and Continuing Education-sourced materials

1.1.1 Resources: Writing concise sentences http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/concise.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Writing structured paragraphs (YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w183qB0KDFg&feature=related (COCE) Ways to structure sentences http://www.esc.edu/online-writing-center/resources/grammar/ways-structure-sentences/(Empire State College on Saylor) Sentence fragments http://www.esc.edu/online-writing-center/resources/grammar/sentence-fragments/(Empire State College on Saylor) Sentence combining skills http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/combining_skills.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Reading and writing as conversation http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/processes/writingsituations/text.cfm (Colorado State University on Saylor) How writing leads to thinking (not the other way round) http://www.historians.org/Perspectives/issues/2010/1002/1002art1.cfm(American Historical Institute on Saylor) The fundamentals of critical reading and effective writing http://www.criticalreading.com/learn_read_write.htm(Criticalreading.com on Saylor) Subject and predicate http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/subjpred.html(University of Ottawa on Saylor) Guide to grammar and writing http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) Quotation marks http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/quotation.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) Avoiding primer language http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/primer.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) Sentence variety http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sentences.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) Run on sentences, comma splices http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/runons.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) The elements of style – William Strunk http://www.bartleby.com/141/(COCE) The notorious confusables http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/confusibles.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) The apostrophe http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/apostrophe.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) Possessive forms http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/possessives.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor)

1.1.2 Composition and writing skills http://www.sjc.edu/academics/center_for_academic_excellence/online_resources/composition.html (St Josephs on Saylor) Using examples http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/examples.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Developing a definition http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/definition.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Rules for comma usage http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Parentheses http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/parentheses.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) The exclamation mark http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/exclamation.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) The question mark http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/question.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) The verb to be http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/to_be.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Conjunctions http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/conjunctions.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Articles, determiners and quantifiers http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/determiners/determiners.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Grammar self-check quizzes http://chompchomp.com/exercises.htm (COCE)

1.1.3 How to write an effective essay – the introduction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN6IOSMviS4&feature=related(TEFL/TOEFL) Tips for essay writing www.rit.edu/studentaffairs/asc/documents/tutoring/writing/Tips%20for%20Essay%20Writing.pdf(RIT on Saylor) Using unbiased language http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/unbiased.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) A social model of writing http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/processes/writingsituations/socialmodel.cfm(Colorado State University on Saylor) Cause and effect http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/cause_effect.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) Correlation and causation http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/logic_causation.html(Saylor) Using italics and underlining http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/italics.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) Punctuation between two independent clauses http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/indep_clauses.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Overview and contradictions http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/1/(Purdue on Saylor) Is it plagiarism yet? http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/02/(Purdue on Saylor) Avoiding plagiarism http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/03/(Purdue on Saylor)

1.2.1 Why social media is far more important than you think http://managewp.com/the-importance-of-social-media (COCE) Wordpress site http://wordpress.com/ (COCE) Setting up wordpress blog http://codex.wordpress.org/New_To_WordPress_-_Where_to_Start(COCE) Advice on blogging http://www.chrisbrogan.com/my-best-advice-about-blogging/ (COCE) Wordpress tutorial on how to blog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWYi4_COZMU(COCE) Top 10 reasons to start a blog http://weblogs.about.com/od/startingablog/tp/Top-Ten-Reasons-to-Blog.htm(COCE) Top 10 tips for beginner bloggers http://weblogs.about.com/od/bloggingtips/tp/TipsBeginnerBloggers.htm(COCE) Parallel form http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/parallelism.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) Parallel structure http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/623/01/(Purdue on Saylor) How to write a blog post http://wpsites.net/how-to-blog/how-to-write-a-blog-post/ (COCE) Blog safely http://www.getsafeonline.org/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1405 (COCE) Twitter Mania http://video.pbs.org/video/1282932868 (COCE) 50 Examples of great blog engagement http://www.bloggingtips.com/2010/01/05/50-examples-of-great-blog-engagement/ (COCE) Blogs and your Business http://www.allthingscrm.com/social-networking-for-business/everyones-doing-it-blogs-and-your-business.html (COCE) Five Factors for selecting social media marketing tools http://socialtimes.com/five-factors-for-selecting-social-media-marketing-tools_b36345 (COCE) How to use Social media successfully http://www.clicknewz.com/1689/how-to-use-social-media-successfully/ (COCE) Charles Leadbeater on Innovation http://www.ted.com/talks/charles_leadbeater_on_innovation.html (COCE) The Future of Social Media http://www.jeffbullas.com/2011/03/15/5-insights-on-the-future-of-social-media/ (COCE)

1.2.2 Writing guide – audiences http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/processes/audmod/index.cfm(Colorado State University on Saylor) Guide to public speaking http://textcommons.org/node/2(COCE) Audience awareness http://writingcenter.tamu.edu/2005/how-to/planning-drafting/audience-analysis/(Texas A+M on Saylor) Audience analysis http://papyr.com/hypertextbooks/comp1/audience.htm(Hypertext books on Saylor) Writing for children http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/sep/26/michaelrosen.writing.booksforchildrenandteenagers (COCE) Introduction to business writing http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/documents/business_writing/business_intro/ (COCE) Professional, technical writing http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/4/16/ (COCE) Writing for a job or a professional audience http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/tasks/job.shtml (COCE) Know your audience http://www.businesswritingblog.com/business_writing/2009/08/know-your-audience.html (COCE) Writing for a North American business audience http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/651/01/ (COCE) Study guides and strategies http://www.studygs.net/writing/audience.htm (COCE) How to write for a global audience http://www.wikihow.com/Write-for-a-Global-Audience (COCE) 25 do-s and don’t-s – writing for a global audience http://www.globalme.net/localization-knowledge-center/writing-for-a-global-audience (COCE)

1.2.3 Business Letters are different http://writingcenter.unc.edu/resources/handouts-demos/specific-writing-assignments/business-letters (UNC on Saylor) Effective workplace writing http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/681/01/ (Purdue on Saylor) Business writing http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/index.cfm?guides_active=business&category1=37 (Colorado State University on Saylor) 12 Tips for better business writing http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/12-tips-for-better-business-writing.html (COCE) Business writing http://grammar.about.com/od/ab/g/businesswritingterm.htm(COCE) Guide to basic business letters http://esl.about.com/cs/onthejobenglish/a/a_basbletter.htm(COCE) Why is business writing so awful? http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100501/why-is-business-writing-so-awful.html(COCE) Grammar development – modifiers http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/modifiers.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Grammar development – Pronouns http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/pronouns.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor)

1.3.1 / 2 / 3 The body of the essay http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/essay/4biii.html (Saylor) Writing an Analysis http://papyr.com/hypertextbooks/comp2/analysis.htm (COCE) Literary analysis (an Analysis essay of a book – tutorial and examples) http://drake.marin.k12.ca.us/staff/doherty/litanalysis.htm (COCE) Elements of Analysis http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/725/02/ (COCE) Organizing your Analysis http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/725/03/ (COCE) Words that signal changes and movements in the text to the reader http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/effective/6.html (Saylor) Ending the essay http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Ewricntr/documents/Conclusions.html (Harvard on Saylor) Grammar development – the passive voice http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/passive.htm (Colorado State University on Saylor) How and why to create a useful outline http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/544/02/ (Purdue on Saylor) Revising your essay http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/revise.html (COCE)

1.4.1 / 2 The Ethics of Blogging http://socialmediatoday.com/webcasts/141312(COCE) 21 ways to create compelling content http://www.copyblogger.com/create-content-ideas/ (COCE) Social media in plain English http://vimeo.com/1083838 (COCE) The editing and rewriting process http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/editing.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor)

1.4.3 How to properly research on the Internet http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/navigatingthenet/tp/How-to-Properly-Research-Online.htm (COCE) The Internet Detective http://www.vtstutorials.ac.uk/detective/ (COCE) 10 Places to conduct academic research online http://www.debtfreescholar.com/2009/12/10-places-to-conduct-academic-research-online/ (COCE) Online research quiz http://www.mountsaintvincent.edu/library2/bquiz.htm (COCE) Plagiarism http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=TRG2803 (COCE) Cite generator http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/ (COCE) All writing is argumentative http://methodsofdiscovery.net/?q=node/5 (Methods of discovery on Saylor) Arguments are everywhere http://writingcenter.unc.edu/resources/handouts-demos/writing-the-paper/argument#5 (UNC on Saylor) MLA formatting and style guide http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ (Purdue on Saylor) Editing the essay http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Ewricntr/documents/edit1.html (Harvard on Saylor) Editing the essay part II http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Ewricntr/documents/edit2.html (Harvard on Saylor) How can I effectively present my argument? http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/03/ (Purdue on Saylor) The Toulmin method http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/reading/toulmin/index.cfm (Colorado State on Saylor) The pattern of an argument http://caae.phil.cmu.edu/cavalier/Forum/info/ToulLogic.html (Saylor) Counter-argument http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Ewricntr/documents/Counterarg.html (Harvard on Saylor) Anticipated objections and rebuttal http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/reading/toulmin/pop3d.cfm (Colorado State on Saylor) Logic in argumentative writing http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/659/1/ (Purdue on Saylor) Basics of MLA citing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoO1BPfNnzc&lr=1 (COCE) Citation game homepage http://depts.washington.edu/trio/quest/citation/apa_mla_citation_game/index.htm (COCE)

1.5.1 20 stunning social media statistics http://www.jeffbullas.com/2011/09/02/20-stunning-social-media-statistics/ (COCE) Social Media – disease or menace? http://jackcurtin.wordpress.com/2011/09/23/social-media-disease-or-menace/ (COCE) What is a research paper? http://www.esc.edu/online-writing-center/resources/research/research-paper/ (Empire State College on Saylor) Developing a research question http://www.esc.edu/online-writing-center/resources/research/research-paper-steps/developing-questions/ (Empire State College on Saylor) Taking notes http://www.esc.edu/online-writing-center/resources/research/research-paper-steps/taking-notes/ (Empire State College on Saylor) Using research and evidence http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/02/ (Purdue on Saylor) Evaluating websites – criteria and tools www.saylor.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Evaluating-Websites.pdf (Saylor) Editing and proofreading http://writingcenter.unc.edu/resources/handouts-demos/citation/editing-and-proofreading (UNC on Saylor) Critically analyzing information sources www.saylor.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Critically-Analizing-Information-Sources.pdf (Saylor)