Open Educational Resources by Subject Disciplines

Uses actual student writing to exemplify effective writing strategies. Designed for students of first- and second-year college composition courses by Portland State University.

A short textbook on writing analytical essays.

A collection of high quality, free-to-use courses that you can download and use for teaching. All content is stored in Google docs making it easy to access, browse and download.

A collection of high quality, free-to-use courses that you can download and use for teaching. All content is stored in Google docs making it easy to access, browse and download.

A free writing instruction textbook designed for Oregon first-level composition courses.

From an English professor at EMU who is especially interested in connections between writing and technology.

This book is written as a practical guide for students struggling to improve their writing to meet the standards expected of them by their professors, instructors, employers and co-workers. We have avoided complicated "textbook language" and jargon in favor of plain, easily understood language.

Writing by Charles Bazerman, Professor of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

A collection of thematic essays compiled by Lumen Learning for Composition courses.

Follows the Little Red Schoolhouse principles developed at the University of Chicago.

A free, comprehensive, peer-reviewed, award-winning Open Text for students and faculty in college-level courses that require writing and research.

Clear exercises teach sentence and paragraph writing skills that lead to common English composition and research essays.

For students who have largely mastered high-school level conventions of formal academic writing and are now moving beyond the five-paragraph essay to more advanced engagement with text.

A free and open resource for composition instructors and students. Essays include themes such as education, the environment, politics, and health; concepts like analysis, synthesis, and research; and examples that rely heavily on ethos, logos, or pathos.

UNC has an extensive number of handouts, each with subdivisions that pull the reader forward. Those handouts that use flash are also listed under Video Channels.

No matter what career you pursue, you must be able to communicate effectively and clearly if you want to be successful. This course will enhance your ability to do so by sharpening your critical thinking and writing skills.

The ability to research topics and incorporate information from your sources into your work is an important skill both in college and on the job. This course will reinforce the concepts you practiced in English Composition I by introducing you to basic research concepts and techniques.

"We have over 100 online tutorials on different aspects of thinking skills. We have over 100 online tutorials on different aspects of thinking skills."

"Simply attending school for many years is no guarantee that you have a clear understanding of the specific strategies needed to get what you want out of college. This course will provide the opportunity for you to learn and practice methods that will assist you in identifying and reaching your academic and career goals."

"This course is designed to equip you with the basic academic, professional, and personal skills you will need to be successful in college." Units 4,5, and 7 deal with reading to learn, learning styles such as critical thinking, and listening and taking notes.