College Composition and Research
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College Composition and Research Outline
Plagiarism
Poetry Basics
- Poetry Basics
- Video: Poetry Introduction
Short Story
- Drama
- Theme
- Character
- Tone
- Voice
- Narrative Devices
- Definition of a Short Story
Drama
- Definition of Drama
Plot
- Exposition
- Rising Action
- Climax
- Falling Action
- Resolution
Compiling an Annotate Bibliography
- What is an Annotated Bibliography
- Tips on Writing an Annotated Bibliography
Revision
- Revision
- Video: Importance of Revision
- Video: Ways to Approach Revising an Academic Paper
- Video: What to do after Revising
- Video: How Reading Out Loud Helps with Revision
- Video: How Revising and Editing are Different
MLA Formatting
- MLA Basics
- MLA Formatting Example
- Video: How to Set up an MLA Formatted Paper
- Video: How to Set Up a Works Cited Page in MLA Formatting
Logical Fallacies
- Logical Fallacies
Writing an Argumentative Research Paper
- Topic Selection
- Preliminary Research
- Evaluating Sources for Credibility
- Organizing, Drafting, and Polishing
- Incorporating Sources
Writing a Research Paper using Literary Analysis
- Purpose of Literary Analysis
- Choosing Topics, Developing Themes
- Research for a Literary Analysis
Theme
- Understanding Theme
Narrative Devices
- Definition of Narrative Devices and Link for Literacy Term Definition
Point of View
- Point of View
- Video: Types of Point of View
- Video: Finding and Fixing Second Person Point of View
Character
- Types of Characters
Tone/Mood/Atmosphere
- Differences of Tone/Mood/Atmosphere
Voice
- Definition of Voice
Rhetorical Appeals
- Rhetorical Appeals
About the book
College Composition and Research
College Composition and Research is a course in writing argumentative and analytical essays informed by research.
About the authors:
Senior Contributing Authors
Natalie Hill, Shaw University
