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English (ENG) – Writing
Write Here, Right Now: An Interactive Introduction to Academic Writing and Research∗
Aaron Tucker and Paul Chafe (Ryerson University)
2018
Licence: CC BY 4.0
This open-access textbook was developed as a first-year university and college student writing textbook that is intended to facilitate the flipped/blended classroom.
Format: Pressbooks WebBook, EPUB, and PDF
Includes: Learning outcomes, videos, and activities
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 1100 Workshop in Essay Writing
The Simple Math of Writing Well: Writing for the 21st Century∗
Jennie A. Harrop (George Fox University)
2018
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Writing guides abound, but The Simple Math of Writing Well is one of a kind. Readers will find its practical approach affirming, encouraging, and informative, and its focus on the basics of linguistic structure releases 21st-century writers to embrace the variety of mediums that define our internet-connected world. As Harrop reminds us in the opening chapters of her book, we write more today than ever before in history: texts, emails, letters, blogs, reports, social media posts, proposals, etc. The Simple Math of Writing Well is the first guide that directly addresses the importance of writing well in the Google age.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook and PDF
Includes: Exercises
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 1100 Workshop in Essay Writing [as reference text]
The Word on College Reading and Writing∗
Monique Babin, Carol Burnell (Clackamas Community College), Susan Pesznecker (Clackamas Community College), Nicole Rosevear (Clackamas Community College), and Jaime Wood (Portland State University) (Open Oregon)
2017
Licence: CC BY-NC 4.0
Written by five college reading and writing instructors, this interactive, multimedia text draws from decades of experience teaching students who are entering the college reading and writing environment for the very first time. It includes examples, exercises, and definitions for just about every reading- and writing-related topic students will encounter in their college courses. Note: U.S.-centric and would require adaptation.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more
Includes: Check Your Understanding activities, glossary, and list of other OER on reading and writing
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 1100 Workshop in Essay Writing
Writing for Success – 1st Canadian Edition∗
Tara Horkoff (Justice Institute of British Columbia)
Last updated: May 2019
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The textbook provides instruction in steps, builds writing, reading, and critical thinking, and combines comprehensive grammar review with an introduction to paragraph writing and composition. Canadian adaptation of English Composition I: Rhetorical Methods-Based.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more
Includes: Learning objectives, discussion questions, key takeaways, and self-practice exercises
Reviews: eCampusOntario Open Library – BCcampus
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ENG 1100 Workshop in Essay Writing
Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research∗
Cheryl Lowry (Ohio State University)
2018
Licence: CC BY 4.0
This textbook provides a process for academic research and writing, from formulating a research question to selecting good information and using it effectively in research assignments.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook, PDF, EPUB, and MOBI
Includes: Videos, self-quizzes, and activities
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 1100 Workshop in Essay Writing
A Guide to Technical Communications: Strategies & Applications∗
Lynn Hall and Leah Wahlin (Ohio State University)
2016
Licence: CC BY-NC 4.0
An open textbook focused on developing both technical and professional communication skills and designed for Engineering Technical Communications courses at The Ohio State University.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook, EPUB, PDF, and MOBI
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 1112 Technical Report Writing [sections on job search communications as a supplementary resource]
Technical Writing∗
Annemarie Hamlin and Chris Rubio (Central Oregon Community College) (OpenOregon)
2016
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
This open textbook offers students of technical writing an introduction to the processes and products involved in professional, workplace, and technical writing. The text is broken up into sections reflecting key components of researching, developing, and producing a technical report. Readers will also learn about other professional communication, designing documents, and creating and integrating graphics. Written especially for an academic setting, this book provides readers with guidance on information literacy and documenting sources.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 1112 Technical Report Writing
Technical Writing Essentials: Introduction to Professional Communications in the Technical Fields∗
Suzan Last (University of Victoria)
2019
Licence: CC BY 4.0
This open textbook is designed to introduce readers to the basics of professional communications in technical fields: audience and task analysis in workplace contexts, clear and concise communications style, effective document design, teamwork and collaboration, and fundamental research skills.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more
Includes: Learning objectives and exercises
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ENG 1112 Technical Report Writing
Open Technical Writing – An Open-Access Text for Instruction in Technical and Professional Writing∗
Adam Rex Pope (University of Arkansas Fayetteville)
Last updated: April 2020
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
This book presents technical writing as an approach to researching and carrying out writing that centers on technical subject matter. Each and every chapter is devoted to helping students understand that good technical writing is situationally aware and context-driven. Technical writing doesn’t work off knowing the one true right way of doing things—there is no magic report template out there that will always work. Instead, the focus is on offering students a series of approaches they can use to map out their situations and do research accordingly.
Formats: Website and PDF
Includes: Section break questions
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 2380 Introduction to Technical Writing
Technical Communication∗
Chelsea Milbourne, Anne Regan, Morgan Livingston, and Sadie Johann (California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo)
Last updated: March 2020
Licence: CC BY 4.0
This text explores the principles of technical communication. In addition to producing clear and easy-to-read documents, students will also examine the rhetorical dimensions of writing for technical environments. The class begins by analyzing the argumentative and stylistic conventions that govern technical communication. Through this critical analysis, students determine which conventions constitute the field’s “best practices” and will learn to incorporate these within their own compositions.
Formats: Website and PDF
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ENG 1112 Technical Report Writing [sections 1, 3 and 5]
Mindful Technical Writing: An Introduction to the Fundamentals
Dawn Atkinson and Stacey Corbitt (Montana Technological University)
2021
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
An open textbook designed for use in co-requisite course pairings of developmental writing and introductory technical writing, or indeed in other lower-division college writing courses that focus on building study skills alongside effective workplace and academic writing skills. It offers a no-cost alternative to commercial products, combining practical guidance with interactive exercises and thoughtfully designed writing opportunities.
This book’s modular design and ample coverage of topics and genres mean that it can be used flexibly over semester-long or stretch courses, allowing instructors and students to select the chapters that are most relevant for their needs. By blending new material with reviews of key topics, such as academic integrity, the chapters provide fresh perspectives on matters vital to the development of strong writing skills.
Format: PDF
Suggested for:
ENG 1100 Workshop in Essay Writing [especially Unit IX: Producing Academic Writing]
ENG 1112 Technical Report Writing
ENG 2380 Introduction to Technical Writing
Business Writing Style Guide∗
John Morris and Julie Zwart (Oregon State University)
2020
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The goals of this book are to help students: apply basic concepts for effective and concise business writing; compile a well-written report acceptable within a business context; follow a writing process designed for business students; demonstrate critical thinking, reasoning, and persuasion; communicate in writing using a business model; apply resources for improving business writing skills.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook, EPUB, PDF, and MOBI
Includes: Exercises and examples
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 1131 Effective Business English
Business Communication for Success∗
University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
2015
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Business Communication for Success (BCS) provides a comprehensive, integrated approach to the study and application of written and oral business communication to serve both student and professor.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more
Includes: Learning objectives, introductory exercises, key takeaways, in-chapter assignments, and post-chapter assessments
Reviews: Open Textbook Library – BCcampus
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ENG 1131 Effective Business English
Conventions 101: A Functional Approach to Teaching (and Assessing!) Grammar and Punctuation∗
Chauna Ramsey (Columbia Gorge Community College)
2016
Licence: CC BY-NC 4.0
This is a collection of cumulative units of study for conventional errors common in student writing. It zeroes in problems typically seen in writing of all types, from the eternal “there/they’re/their” struggle to correct colon use. Units are organized from most simple to most challenging.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook, EPUB, PDF, and MOBI
Includes: Examples and worksheets
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 1320 English Grammar for Professional Writers and Editors [as supplementary resource]
Steven Brehe (University of North Georgia)
2018
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Brehe’s Grammar Anatomy makes grammar accessible to general and specialist readers alike. This book provides an in-depth look at beginner grammar terms and concepts, providing clear examples with limited technical jargon.
Format: PDF
Includes: Practice exercises at the end of each chapter and glossary
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 1320 English Grammar for Professional Writers and Editors
Grammar Essentials∗
Excelsior Online Writing Lab (OWL) (LibreTexts)
Last updated: November 2020
Licence: CC BY 4.0
Being correct goes beyond the basic grammar that language needs in order to function. Being correct means knowing the rules that a given culture has established to judge the language of individuals. Think about it: many years ago, ain’t was not considered incorrect. How might you react to someone using that word today? We speak of this as usage. There are far more usage rules than grammar rules, and they are far more difficult to master. Many of them you just have to learn; and, after you learn them, you have to use them over and over and over in order to incorporate them into your language.
Formats: Online and PDF
Includes: Examples
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ENG 1320 English Grammar for Professional Writers and Editors [as supplementary resource]
English (ENG) – Literature and Composition
Composition and Literature: A Handbook and Anthology∗
James Sexton (Simon Fraser University) and Derek Soles (Alexander College)
2019
Licence: CC BY 4.0
This book is divided into two parts. Part I is a Composition Handbook designed to teach students the components of the writing process and the conventions of various forms of school and college writing assignments. Part II is an Anthology of Literature designed to help students read actively, analyze, understand, enjoy, and appreciate stories, poems, and plays by a diverse and inclusive group of exceptional writers.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more
Includes: Exercises, examples, study questions, writing assignments, activities, glossaries, and case books
Reviews: BCcampus
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ENG 1120 Selected Topics in Literature and Composition
ENG 1124 Engaging with Literature
Writing and Literature: Composition as Inquiry, Learning, Thinking, and Communication∗
Tanya Long Bennet (University of North Georgia)
2017
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Writing and Literature builds a new conversation covering various genres of literature and writing. Students learn the various writing styles appropriate for analyzing, addressing, and critiquing these genres including poetry, novels, dramas, and research writing. The text and its pairing of helpful visual aids throughout emphasizes the importance of critical reading and analysis in producing a successful composition. Designed for a first-year English composition class, this book is filled with short stories and plays, and discussion of literary devices to introduce composition in the context of literary studies.
Formats: PDF and Word
Includes: Glossary and suggested resources for instructors
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 1120 Selected Topics in Literature and Composition
Literature, the Humanities, and Humanity∗
Theodore L. Steinberg (SUNY Fredonia)
2013
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Literature, the Humanities, and Humanity attempts to make the study of literature more than simply another school subject that students have to take. At a time when all subjects seem to be valued only for their testability, this book tries to show the value of reading and studying literature, even earlier literature. It shows students, some of whom will themselves become teachers, that literature actually has something to say to them. Furthermore, it shows that literature is meant to be enjoyed, that, as the Roman poet Horace (and his Renaissance disciple Sir Philip Sidney) said, the functions of literature are to teach and to delight. The book will also be useful to teachers who want to convey their passion for literature to their students. After an introductory chapter that offers advice on how to read (and teach) literature, the book consists of a series of chapters that examine individual literary works ranging from The Iliad to Charles Dickens’ Bleak House. These chapters can not substitute for reading the actual works. Rather they are intended to help students read those works. They are attempts to demystify the act of reading and to show that these works, whether they are nearly three thousand or less than two hundred years old, still have important things to say to contemporary readers.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook, PDF, EPUB, and Word
Reviews: eCampusOntario Open Library – Open Textbook Library – BCcampus
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ENG 1124 Engaging with Literature
Compact Anthology of World Literature Parts 1, 2, and 3∗
Edited by Laura Getty and Kyounghye Kwon (University of North Georgia)
2016
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
A world literature class may be the first place that some students have encountered European works, let alone non-Western texts. The emphasis in this anthology, therefore, is on non-Western and European works, with only the British authors who were the most influential to European and non-Western authors (such as Shakespeare, whose works have influenced authors around the world to the present day). In a world literature class, there is no way that a student can be equally familiar with all of the societies, contexts, time periods, cultures, religions, and languages that they will encounter; even though the works presented here are translated, students will face issues such as unfamiliar names and parts of the story (such as puns) that may not translate well or at all. Since these stories are rooted in their cultures and time periods, it is necessary to know the basic context of each work to understand the expectations of the original audience.
The introductions in this anthology are meant to be just that: a basic overview of what students need to know before they begin reading, with topics that students can research further. An open access literature textbook cannot be a history book at the same time, but history is the great companion of literature: The more history students know, the easier it is for them to interpret literature.
These works can help students understand the present, as well. In an electronic age, with this text available to anyone with computer access around the world, it has never been more necessary to recognize and understand differences among nationalities and cultures. The literature in this anthology is foundational, in the sense that these works influenced the authors who followed them.
Formats: PDF
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 1124 Engaging with Literature
ENG 2112 Classical Backgrounds of English Literature
Compact Anthology of World Literature II Parts 4, 5, and 6∗
Edited by Anita Turlington, Mathew Horton, Karen Dodson, Laura Getty, Kyounghye Kwon, and Laura Ng (University of North Georgia)
2018
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Texts from a variety of genres and cultures are included in each unit: Age of Reason, Near East and Asia, Romanticism, Realism, Modernism, Postcolonial Literature, and Contemporary Literature.
Formats: PDF and EPUB
Includes: Introduction about authors and texts, discussion questions, and stable links to texts
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ENG 1124 Engaging with Literature
ENG 3340 Seventeeth-Century Literature [Part 4]
ENG 3341 Eighteenth-Century Literature [Part 4]
ENG 3356 18th-Century and Romantic Fiction [Part 5]
ENG 3364 Victorian Fiction [Part 4]
ENG 3376 Contemporary Novel [Part 6]
ENG 3378 American Fiction 1900 to the Present [Part 6]
World Literature I: Beginnings to 1650∗
Edited by Laura Getty, Kyounghye Kwon, Rhonda Kelley, and Douglas Thomson (University of North Georgia)
2015
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Since the dawn of language, humankind has exchanged stories, either through storytellers around a hearth or through scribes tirelessly copying various texts. This literature allows modern audience a window through which we can peer into the distant past. It provides vital clues for the interpretation of history, language, and culture. It is through literature that one may compare and gain a greater understanding of other civilizations.
This anthology comprises three comprehensive collections that provide samples of literature from around the world and across the ages, ranging from some of oldest tales that have survived into modernity to works from the 1650s. These texts provide an opportunity for readers to engage in extensive analysis of the works themselves and the societies that influenced and were influenced by them.
This peer-reviewed World Literature I anthology includes introductory text and images before each series of readings. Sections of the text are divided by time period in three parts: the Ancient World, Middle Ages, and Renaissance, and then divided into chapters by location.
Formats: PDF
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 2112 Classical Backgrounds of English Literature
English Literature: Victorians and Moderns∗
James Sexton (Camosun College)
2014
Licence: CC BY 4.0
English Literature: Victorians and Moderns is an anthology with a difference. In addition to providing annotated teaching editions of many of the most frequently-taught classics of Victorian and Modern poetry, fiction, and drama, it also provides a series of guided research casebooks which make available numerous published essays from open access books and journals, as well as several reprinted critical essays from established learned journals such as English Studies in Canada and the Aldous Huxley Annual with the permission of the authors and editors. Designed to supplement the annotated complete texts of three famous short novels: Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw, Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, each casebook offers cross-disciplinary guided research topics, which will encourage majors in fields other than English to undertake topics in diverse areas, including History, Economics, Anthropology, Political Science, Biology, and Psychology. Selections have also been included to encourage topical, thematic, and generic cross-referencing. Students will also be exposed to a wide range of approaches, including new-critical, psychoanalytic, historical, and feminist.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more
Includes: Each selection is accompanied by a variety of study questions and stable internet links to enriching dramatic adaptations, as well as broadcast discussions of selected works and authors. Some of the units afford students the opportunity to explore archival documents and to use them in their own research. Finally, the open text contains 3 practical appendices: a glossary of literary terms, detailed instruction in writing about literature; and thorough guidance in documenting the research paper in accordance with current MLA guidelines.
Reviews: BCcampus – eCampusOntario Open Library
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ENG 1124 Engaging with Literature
British Literature I Anthology: From the Middle Ages to Neoclassicism and the Eighteenth Century∗
Edited by Bonnie J. Robinson and Laura J. Getty (University of North Georgia)
2018
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Featuring over 50 authors and full texts of their works, this anthology follows the shift of monarchic to parliamentarian rule in Britain, and the heroic epic to the more egalitarian novel as genre.
Formats: PDF and Word
Includes: Reading and review questions
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 2105 Introduction to British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700
ENG 3324 Medieval Literature I
ENG 3339 Sixteenth-Century Literature
ENG 3341 Eighteenth-Century Literature
British Literature II: Romantic Era to the Twentieth Century and Beyond∗
Edited by B.J. Robinson (University of North Georgia)
2018
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Featuring 37 authors and full texts of their works, the selections in this open anthology represent the literature developed within and developing through their respective eras. This completely-open anthology will connect students to the conversation of literature that has captivated readers in the past and still holds us now.
Formats: PDF and Word
Includes: In-depth biographies of each author, reading and review questions
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 2016 Introduction to British Literature II: 1700 to the Present
ENG 3318 Romantic Literature
Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature
Edited by Timothy Robbins (Graceland University)
2020
Licence: CC BY 4.0
This textbook takes a distinctly socio-historical approach to introduce Early American literature. The anthology will allow students to engage with literature in exciting and dynamic ways. The Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature was initially created by Robin deRosa at Plymouth State University. Working with students, they collected public domain texts, edited them as necessary and created introductions for each to form the beginnings of a new, definitive anthology of Early American Literature.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook
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ENG 2103 Introduction to American Literature I: Beginnings to 1900
Becoming America: An Exploration of American Literature from Precolonial to Post-Revolution
Wendy Kurant (University of North Georgia)
2018
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Featuring sixty-nine authors and full texts of their works, the selections in this open anthology represent the diverse voices in early American literature. This completely-open anthology will connect students to the conversation of literature that is embedded in American history and has helped shaped its culture. Features: Contextualizing introductions from Pre- and Early Colonial Literature to Early American Romanticism; Over 70 historical images; In-depth biographies of each author; Instructional Design, including Reading and Review Questions
Format: PDF
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 2103 Introduction to American Literature I: Beginnings to 1900
Writing the Nation: A Concise Introduction to American Literature 1865 to Present
Amy Berke (Middle Georgia State University), Robert Bleil (College of Coastal Georgia), and Jordan Cofer (Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College)
2015
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Writing the Nation: A Concise Guide to American Literature 1865 to Present is a text that surveys key literary movements and the American authors associated with the movement. Topics include late romanticism, realism, naturalism, modernism, and modern literature.
Format: PDF
Includes: Learning outcomes, reading and review questions, key terms, and glossary
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 2103 Introduction to American Literature I: Beginnings to 1900
ENG 2104 Introduction to American Literature II: 1900 to the Present
Prose Fiction: An Introduction to the Semiotics of Narrative
Ignasi Ribó (School of Liberal Arts at Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand)
2020
Licence: CC BY 4.0
This concise and highly accessible textbook outlines the principles and techniques of storytelling. It is intended as a high-school and college-level introduction to the central concepts of narrative theory – concepts that will aid students in developing their competence not only in analysing and interpreting short stories and novels, but also in writing them.
This textbook prioritises clarity over intricacy of theory, equipping its readers with the necessary tools to embark on further study of literature, literary theory and creative writing. Building on a ‘semiotic model of narrative,’ it is structured around the key elements of narratological theory, with chapters on plot, setting, characterisation, and narration, as well as on language and theme – elements which are underrepresented in existing textbooks on narrative theory. The chapter on language constitutes essential reading for those students unfamiliar with rhetoric, while the chapter on theme draws together significant perspectives from contemporary critical theory (including feminism and postcolonialism).
Formats: Online and PDF
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 2303 Introduction to Writing Prose Fiction
Naming the Unnameable: An Approach to Poetry for New Generations
Michelle Bonczek Evory (Kalamazoo Community College)
2018
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Informed by a writing philosophy that values both spontaneity and discipline, Michelle Bonczek Evory’s Naming the Unnameable: An Approach to Poetry for New Generations offers practical advice and strategies for developing a writing process that is centered on play and supported by an understanding of America’s rich literary traditions. With consideration to the psychology of invention, Bonczek Evory provides students with exercises aimed to make writing in its early stages a form of play that gives way to more enriching insights through revision, embracing the writing of poetry as both a love of language and a tool that enables us to explore ourselves and better understand the world.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook, PDF, and EPUB
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 2304 Introduction to Writing Poetry
ENG 3164 Advanced Workshop in Poetry
Beyond Argument: Essaying as a Practice of (Ex)Change
Sarah Allen (University of Northern Colorado)
Last updated: May 2020
Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Beyond Argument offers an in-depth examination of how current ways of thinking about the writer-page relation in personal essays can be reconceived according to practices in the care of the self — an ethic by which writers such as Seneca, Montaigne, and Nietzsche lived. This approach promises to reinvigorate the form and address many of the concerns expressed by essay scholars and writers regarding the lack of rigorous exploration we see in our students’ personal essays — and sometimes, even, in our own. In pursuing this approach, Sarah Allen presents a version of subjectivity that enables productive debate in the essay, among essays, and beyond.
Formats: Online and PDF
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 2305 Introduction to Writing Creative Non-fiction
Teaching Autoethnography: Personal Writing in the Classroom
Melissa Tombro (The Fashion Institute of Technology)
2016
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Teaching Autoethnography: Personal Writing in the Classroom is dedicated to the practice of immersive ethnographic and autoethnographic writing that encourages authors to participate in the communities about which they write. This book draws not only on critical qualitative inquiry methods such as interview and observation, but also on theories and sensibilities from creative writing and performance studies, which encourage self-reflection and narrative composition. Concepts from qualitative inquiry studies, which examine everyday life, are combined with approaches to the creation of character and scene to help writers develop engaging narratives that examine chosen subcultures and the author’s position in relation to her research subjects. The book brings together a brief history of first-person qualitative research and writing from the past forty years, examining the evolution of nonfiction and qualitative approaches in relation to the personal essay. A selection of recent student writing in the genre as well as reflective student essays on the experience of conducting research in the classroom is presented in the context of exercises for coursework and beyond. Also explored in detail are guidelines for interviewing and identifying subjects and techniques for creating informed sketches and images that engage the reader. This book provides approaches anyone can use to explore their communities and write about them first-hand. The methods presented can be used for a single assignment in a larger course or to guide an entire semester through many levels and varieties of informed personal writing.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook, PDF, and EPUB
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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ENG 2305 Introduction to Writing Creative Non-fiction