Acceso is a complete, interactive curriculum for intermediate-level learners of Spanish. The materials on the site are provided freely to the public and are intended as a replacement for commercial textbooks, which are generally ill-suited to the learning outcomes now considered crucial to successful language study. These materials are supplemented by an online workbook built on the MySpanishLab platform of Pearson Education, Inc., as well as detailed lesson plans, rubrics for the evaluation of student work, and reliable instruments for measuring student progress and learning outcomes. Winner of 2012 Computer Assisted Language Consortium (CALICO) Focus Award

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This resource is to introduce the writing of a thesis statement and introduction for a research essay.

A chapter on writing skills from the textbook, Communication Skills, developed by the Language Communication for Development Department at the Bunda College of Agriculture, University of Malawi.

A chapter on writing skills from the textbook, Communication Skills, developed by the Language Communication for Development Department at the Bunda College of Agriculture, University of Malawi.

Grammar guide for English 101. This course builds critical reading and expository writing skills through the analysis and evaluation of college-level texts and the composition of well-organized, full-length essays containing properly documented evidence.

My interest in re-designing my Writing 115 classes to utilize Open Educational Resources grew out of the reality that many students on this level are often challenged by a lack of money. This class is one more that they must take before they even start transfer-level writing. They are also challenged to pay for tuition, fees, and everyday living expenses. When a student chooses food over books because the books are unaffordable, their chances of success go down.

I started my re-design with the textbook I had been using and chose readings from it. Since most are previously published pieces available on the Internet, it’s easy to locate them and provide a link to them. If I had a reading that wasn’t as readily available, I consulted my friendly neighborhood reference librarians. For readings on writing instruction and grammar, I relied on the titles from the Open Oregon project. My students have enjoyed these books for their readability, general usefulness, and portability.

In addition to a course syllabus, I have included activities in this document that I developed to use in my writing classes. Please feel free to use any of them that fit the needs of your students. I would love a shout-out if you do, and I also welcome questions and suggestions.

This presentation briefly reviews MLA Works Cited and In-text Citations, 8th edition. It entails basic MLA formatting rules, common types of resources used in a works cited, and several examples of both works cited and in-text citations.

One example of a MLA Annotated Bibliography citation broken down into color-coded elements: Citation, Summary, Reflection, Usefulness.

An example of a MLA Annotated Bibliography citation with minor notes on how it should be formatted.

A basic guide to the most common uses of MLA style, including color-coded example citations.

MLA style essay formatting: margins, font, line spacing, header, info block, title, indentation, block quote, works cited.

This worksheet helps students practice creating and identifying citations in MLA style (9th edition).

This handout introduces you to research, summary, paraphrase, quotation, attribution, citation, and citation systems .

The Process of Research Writing is a web-based research writing textbook (or is that textweb?) suitable for teachers and students in research oriented composition and rhetoric classes.

Below are just a few strategies you can use when you’re expected to use a specific citation style for your writing project.

This is a 2-page "quick guide" handout highlighting the basics of in-text citations in MLA citation style, 8th ed. This handout includes tips and examples for when to cite as well as quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing sources. More citation handouts and resources can be found on the TCC Library's Citing Sources LibGuide.

This is a 1-page "quick guide" handout for students that includes examples for citing multimedia in MLA citation style, 8th ed. Multimedia examples include images, videos, sound effect clips, and recorded music. More citation handouts and resources can be found on the TCC Library's Citing Sources LibGuide.

This is a 2-page "quick guide" handout with basic info and examples for citing commonly used sources in MLA citation style, 8th ed. More citation handouts and resources can be found on the TCC Library's Citing Sources LibGuide.