CLEP 
College Composition
College · CLEP College Composition Modular · Certificate available
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Unit 1: Writing for a Purpose 16 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0001 What This Course Covers
- 0002 The Rhetorical Situation worked example
- 0003 Purpose
- 0004 Audience
- 0005 Analyzing an Audience worked example
- 0006 Context and Kairos
- 0007 Genre and Its Conventions
- 0008 Writer, Text, Reader
- 0009 Academic Writing as Conversation
- 0010 Standard Written English and Other Varieties worked example
- 0011 The Writing Process Is Recursive
- 0012 Prewriting Strategies worked example
- 0013 Drafting to Discover
- 0014 Revising Versus Editing
- 0015 Proofreading Last
- 0016 Reading a Prompt Before Writing review
Unit 2: Sentences: Parts and Patterns 20 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0026 What a Sentence Needs
- 0027 Subjects
- 0028 Predicates and Verbs
- 0029 Objects and Complements
- 0030 Phrases
- 0031 Independent Clauses
- 0032 Dependent Clauses
- 0033 Subordinating Conjunctions
- 0034 Coordinating Conjunctions
- 0035 Conjunctive Adverbs
- 0036 Relative Pronouns and Clauses
- 0037 Simple Sentences
- 0038 Compound Sentences
- 0039 Complex Sentences
- 0040 Compound-Complex Sentences
- 0041 Finding the Core of a Long Sentence worked example
- 0042 Short Sentences and Labyrinthine Ones
- 0043 Why Structure Matters in Revision
- 0044 Diagnosing a Sentence Step by Step worked example
- 0045 One Sentence, Four Structures review
Unit 3: Sentence Boundaries 16 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0051 Sentence Fragments
- 0052 Dependent-Clause Fragments
- 0053 Phrase Fragments
- 0054 Missing-Subject and Missing-Verb Fragments
- 0055 Fixing a Fragment worked example
- 0056 Comma Splices
- 0057 Run-On Sentences
- 0058 Five Ways to Fix a Splice or Run-On worked example
- 0059 Choosing the Right Fix
- 0060 Conjunctive Adverbs Need a Semicolon
- 0061 Intentional Fragments
- 0062 Spotting Boundary Errors in a Paragraph worked example
- 0063 Boundary Errors and Meaning
- 0064 Long Is Not the Same as Run-On
- 0065 A Paragraph With Three Boundary Errors review
- 0066 Choosing Among Corrected Versions review
Unit 4: Verbs 22 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0076 Verb Forms
- 0077 Regular and Irregular Verbs
- 0078 Subject-Verb Agreement
- 0079 Agreement With Compound Subjects
- 0080 Or and Nor
- 0081 Words Between Subject and Verb
- 0082 Verb Before Subject
- 0083 Indefinite Pronouns as Subjects
- 0084 Collective Nouns
- 0085 Plural-Looking Singular Nouns
- 0086 Titles and Words as Words
- 0087 Checking Agreement in a Long Sentence worked example
- 0088 Verb Tense
- 0089 Shifting Tense for a Real Change in Time
- 0090 Tense Consistency
- 0091 Tense in Academic Writing
- 0092 The Literary Present
- 0093 Verb Mood
- 0094 The Subjunctive
- 0095 Active and Passive Voice
- 0096 Repairing Tense Shifts worked example
- 0097 A Draft With Verb Errors review
Unit 5: Pronouns 18 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0101 What Pronouns Do
- 0102 Pronoun Reference
- 0103 Vague This and Which
- 0104 Ambiguous Reference
- 0105 Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
- 0106 Generic Nouns and Indefinite Pronouns
- 0107 Singular They
- 0108 Collective Nouns as Antecedents
- 0109 Pronoun Case
- 0110 Case in Compounds
- 0111 Who and Whom
- 0112 Reflexive Pronouns
- 0113 Its and It's, Their and They're
- 0114 Point of View
- 0115 Shifts in Person
- 0116 Fixing Pronoun Problems worked example
- 0117 Pronouns Across a Paragraph worked example
- 0118 Revising for Pronoun Clarity review
Unit 6: Modifiers, Parallelism and Mixed Constructions 18 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0126 Adjectives and Adverbs
- 0127 Misplaced Modifiers
- 0128 Dangling Modifiers
- 0129 Fixing a Dangling Modifier worked example
- 0130 Limiting Modifiers
- 0131 Overused Modifiers
- 0132 Parallel Structure
- 0133 Parallelism in Lists
- 0134 Parallel Clauses and Phrases
- 0135 Mixed Constructions
- 0136 A Subject Interrupted
- 0137 Changing Paths Midsentence
- 0138 Is When and Is Where
- 0139 A Because Clause Is Not a Subject
- 0140 Faulty Predication
- 0141 Repairing Parallelism worked example
- 0142 Repairing Mixed Constructions worked example
- 0143 A Paragraph of Structure Errors review
Unit 7: Commas 20 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0151 What Commas Do
- 0152 Commas With Coordinating Conjunctions
- 0153 Commas After Introductory Elements
- 0154 Commas in a Series
- 0155 Coordinate Adjectives
- 0156 Nonessential Information
- 0157 Essential Information
- 0158 Which and That
- 0159 Appositives
- 0160 Commas With Transitional Expressions
- 0161 Contrasts and Shifts at the End
- 0162 Commas With Quotations
- 0163 Numbers, Dates, Titles and Addresses
- 0164 No Comma Between Subject and Verb
- 0165 No Comma Before a Compound Predicate
- 0166 Other Unnecessary Commas
- 0167 Deciding Essential or Nonessential worked example
- 0168 Commas in a Long Sentence worked example
- 0169 Revising a Paragraph's Commas review
- 0170 Commas That Change Meaning
Unit 8: Other Punctuation 19 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0176 Semicolons Between Clauses
- 0177 Semicolons in Complex Lists
- 0178 Colons
- 0179 Colons With Titles and Quotations
- 0180 Apostrophes for Possession
- 0181 Plural Possessives
- 0182 Possessive Nouns Ending in S
- 0183 Apostrophes in Contractions
- 0184 No Apostrophe for Plurals
- 0185 Quotation Marks
- 0186 Punctuation Inside and Outside Quotation Marks
- 0187 Quotations Within Quotations
- 0188 Dashes
- 0189 Parentheses
- 0190 Brackets and Ellipses
- 0191 Hyphens
- 0192 Question Marks and Exclamation Points
- 0193 Choosing Among Semicolon, Colon and Dash worked example
- 0194 A Paragraph to Punctuate review
Unit 9: Mechanics 10 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0201 Capital Letters
- 0202 Proper Nouns and Adjectives
- 0203 Capitalization in Titles
- 0204 Capitals After a Colon
- 0205 Titles: Italics or Quotation Marks
- 0208 Spelling and the Spell-Checker
- 0209 Proofreading Strategies worked example
- 0210 Formatting Conventions
- 0211 Mechanics in Citations
- 0212 A Proofreading Pass review
Unit 10: Words 20 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0226 Diction
- 0227 Denotation and Connotation
- 0228 Formal and Informal Register
- 0229 Jargon
- 0230 Slang
- 0231 Concrete and Specific Words
- 0232 Descriptive Diction
- 0233 Homonyms and Homophones
- 0234 Affect and Effect
- 0235 Accept, Except; Than, Then
- 0236 Ensure and Insure
- 0237 Fewer and Less
- 0238 Imply and Infer
- 0239 Plain, Exact Words
- 0240 Biased Language
- 0241 Inclusive Language
- 0242 Choosing the Precise Word worked example
- 0243 Revising for Diction worked example
- 0244 Words That Shift Tone
- 0245 A Paragraph of Wrong Words review
Unit 11: Clear and Effective Sentences 22 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0251 Clarity First
- 0252 Concrete Nouns as Subjects
- 0253 Action Verbs
- 0254 Active Voice for Clarity
- 0255 When Passive Voice Fits
- 0256 Conciseness
- 0257 Filler Phrases
- 0258 There Is and It Is
- 0259 Redundancy
- 0260 Nominalizations
- 0261 Emphasis by Position
- 0262 Sentence Variety
- 0263 Varying Length
- 0264 Varying Structure
- 0265 Sentence Combining worked example
- 0266 Coordination and Subordination
- 0267 Choosing What to Subordinate
- 0268 Revising a Wordy Sentence worked example
- 0269 Choosing the Best Combination worked example
- 0270 Revising for Emphasis worked example
- 0271 A Wordy Paragraph Revised review
- 0272 Clarity Versus Brevity
Unit 12: Revision as a Process 18 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0276 What Revision Means
- 0277 Global and Local Revision
- 0278 Revising for Purpose
- 0279 Revising for Audience
- 0280 Listing Each Paragraph's Point worked example
- 0281 Peer Review
- 0282 Giving Useful Feedback
- 0283 Using Feedback
- 0284 Rubrics as Revision Tools
- 0285 Adding, Cutting, Moving, Replacing worked example
- 0286 What to Revise First
- 0287 Clarity and Coherence
- 0288 Conventions Last
- 0289 Responding to Counterclaims in Revision
- 0290 A Revision Checklist worked example
- 0291 Drafts Change Their Minds
- 0292 One Paragraph Through Three Drafts review
- 0293 Self-Evaluation
Unit 13: Thesis Statements 18 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0301 What a Thesis Does
- 0302 Topic and Claim
- 0303 A Thesis Is Arguable
- 0304 A Thesis Is Specific
- 0305 Working Thesis
- 0306 Revising a Thesis as Ideas Change
- 0307 Thesis Placement
- 0308 Delayed Thesis
- 0309 Thesis in the Middle
- 0310 Too Broad
- 0311 Too Narrow or Factual
- 0312 A Thesis States a Stance
- 0313 Thesis Frames worked example
- 0314 Thesis and Organization
- 0315 Testing a Thesis worked example
- 0316 Matching Thesis and Body worked example
- 0317 Choosing the Best Thesis for a Draft review
- 0318 Thesis for Different Genres
Unit 14: Paragraphs 20 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0326 What a Paragraph Does
- 0327 Topic Sentences
- 0328 Paragraph Unity
- 0329 Off-Topic Sentences
- 0330 Developing a Main Point
- 0331 Supporting Evidence and Analysis
- 0332 Evidence, Then Explanation worked example
- 0333 Paragraph Length
- 0334 Breaking a Long Paragraph
- 0335 Combining Thin Paragraphs
- 0336 The Concluding Sentence
- 0337 Topic Sentence Placement
- 0338 Model Paragraph Structures worked example
- 0339 Underdeveloped Paragraphs
- 0340 Where a New Sentence Belongs worked example
- 0341 Which Sentence to Delete worked example
- 0342 Revising a Paragraph for Unity review
- 0343 Revising a Paragraph for Development review
- 0344 Paragraphs in a Sequence
- 0345 Paragraphing for the Reader
Unit 15: Organization and Reasoning Patterns 20 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0351 Organizing for a Reader
- 0352 Chronological Order
- 0353 Illustration: Organizing Examples
- 0354 Order of Importance
- 0355 Thesis-First and Delayed-Thesis Organization
- 0356 Analogy
- 0357 Cause and Effect worked example
- 0358 Classification and Division worked example
- 0359 Comparison and Contrast worked example
- 0360 Block and Point-by-Point
- 0361 Problem and Solution worked example
- 0362 Definition
- 0363 Narration and Description
- 0364 Signal Words for Each Pattern worked example
- 0365 Matching Pattern to Purpose
- 0366 Outlining
- 0367 Moving a Paragraph worked example
- 0368 Reordering a Draft review
- 0369 Mixing Patterns
- 0370 Organization and the Thesis
Unit 16: Coherence and Transitions 18 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0376 Coherence
- 0377 Transitions Show Relationships
- 0378 Addition and Example
- 0379 Contrast and Concession
- 0380 Cause and Result
- 0381 Sequence and Time
- 0382 Summary and Conclusion
- 0383 Choosing the Right Transition worked example
- 0384 Wrong Transitions
- 0385 Transitions for Time and Space
- 0386 Transitions Between Sections
- 0387 Pronouns as Links
- 0388 Concession Transitions
- 0389 Transitions Between Paragraphs
- 0390 Bridging Sentences worked example
- 0391 Repairing Coherence worked example
- 0392 A Paragraph Without Links review
- 0393 Coherence Across a Draft
Unit 17: Evidence and Support 18 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0401 Claims Need Support
- 0402 Types of Evidence
- 0403 Facts and Statistics
- 0404 Examples and Anecdotes
- 0405 Expert Testimony
- 0406 Relevant Evidence
- 0407 Sufficient Evidence
- 0408 Representative Evidence
- 0409 Evidence Needs Analysis
- 0410 Connecting Evidence to the Claim worked example
- 0411 Weak Support
- 0412 Counterevidence
- 0413 Concession and Rebuttal worked example
- 0414 Objectivity in Reports
- 0415 Which Detail Best Supports worked example
- 0416 Adding Evidence in Revision worked example
- 0417 Strengthening a Weak Paragraph review
- 0418 Evidence for Different Audiences
Unit 18: Audience, Tone and Point of View in Revision 18 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0426 Revising for a Specific Reader
- 0427 What the Reader Already Knows
- 0428 Defining Terms for the Reader
- 0429 Tone
- 0430 Academic Voice
- 0431 Consistent Tone
- 0432 Tone Shifts
- 0433 First Person in Academic Writing
- 0434 Second Person
- 0435 Third Person
- 0436 Consistent Point of View
- 0437 Respectful Language
- 0438 Voice Fits Audience and Purpose
- 0439 Revising Tone worked example
- 0440 Matching Register to Genre worked example
- 0441 Revising for an Unfamiliar Audience review
- 0442 Effect on Audience
- 0443 Reader Expectations
Unit 19: Openings and Closings 14 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0451 What an Introduction Does
- 0452 Hooks That Fit
- 0453 Context Before Thesis
- 0454 Openings That Fit
- 0455 Building an Introduction worked example
- 0456 What a Conclusion Does
- 0457 Beyond Restatement
- 0458 Conclusions by Purpose
- 0459 New Material in a Conclusion
- 0460 Titles
- 0461 Revising an Introduction worked example
- 0462 Revising a Conclusion worked example
- 0463 Matching Opening and Close
- 0464 An Introduction Revised review
Unit 20: Revising a Whole Passage 18 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0476 Reading a Draft as a Reviser
- 0477 The Draft's Purpose and Thesis
- 0478 Revision Questions Ask About Effect
- 0479 Adding a Sentence worked example
- 0480 Deleting a Sentence worked example
- 0481 Moving a Sentence worked example
- 0482 Combining Two Sentences worked example
- 0483 Best Version of a Sentence worked example
- 0484 Best Transition Into a Paragraph worked example
- 0485 Best Concluding Sentence worked example
- 0486 Keeping the Writer's Meaning
- 0487 When No Change Is Best
- 0488 Errors Versus Choices
- 0489 A Practice Draft: The Argument review
- 0490 A Practice Draft: The Report review
- 0491 A Practice Draft: The Narrative review
- 0492 Common Traps in Revision Choices worked example
- 0493 Revision Habits
Unit 21: Research and Sources 18 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0501 Research Joins a Conversation
- 0502 Research Questions
- 0503 Narrowing a Research Question worked example
- 0504 Primary Sources
- 0505 Secondary Sources
- 0506 Tertiary and Reference Works
- 0507 Scholarly and Popular Sources
- 0508 Librarians and Library Visits
- 0509 Keywords
- 0510 Search Strategies worked example
- 0511 Libraries and Databases
- 0512 Government Documents and Archives
- 0513 Field Research
- 0514 Surveys and Interviews
- 0515 A Research Log
- 0516 Bibliographic Notes
- 0517 From Question to Sources review
- 0518 When to Stop Searching
Unit 22: Evaluating Sources 18 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0526 Why Evaluate
- 0527 Currency
- 0528 Relevance
- 0529 Authority
- 0530 Accuracy
- 0531 Purpose and Point of View
- 0532 Bias in Sources
- 0533 Reviewing Critically and Internally
- 0534 Evaluating Websites worked example
- 0535 Checking a Source's Documentation
- 0536 Ideological Agendas
- 0537 Facts, Inferences and Opinions
- 0538 Using a Biased Source Carefully
- 0539 Comparing Two Sources worked example
- 0540 The Annotated Bibliography
- 0541 Writing an Annotation worked example
- 0542 Choosing the Most Credible Source review
- 0543 Bias in Language and Research
Unit 23: Integrating Sources 22 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0551 Three Ways to Use a Source
- 0552 Quotation
- 0553 When to Quote
- 0554 Paraphrase
- 0555 Writing a Fair Paraphrase worked example
- 0556 Patchwriting
- 0557 Summary
- 0558 Writing a Summary worked example
- 0559 Signal Phrases
- 0560 Choosing the Signal Verb
- 0561 Embedding Quotations worked example
- 0562 Ellipses and Brackets in Quotations
- 0563 Accurate Quotation
- 0564 Block Quotations
- 0565 Explaining a Quotation
- 0566 Quotations Need an Introduction
- 0567 Synthesis
- 0568 Summary Versus Synthesis
- 0569 Synthesizing Two Sources worked example
- 0570 Your Voice and the Sources
- 0571 Integrating a Source in a Draft review
- 0572 Too Many Quotations
Unit 24: Plagiarism and Documentation 16 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0576 What Plagiarism Is
- 0577 Common Knowledge
- 0578 Accidental Plagiarism
- 0579 Self-Plagiarism
- 0580 Why Cite
- 0581 Documentation Styles by Discipline
- 0582 In-Text Citation and the List
- 0583 What Every Citation Needs worked example
- 0584 Citing Paraphrase and Summary Too
- 0585 Citing Indirect Sources
- 0586 Ethical Research
- 0587 Research With People
- 0588 Tracking Sources While Writing
- 0589 Is This Plagiarism review
- 0590 AI-Generated Text
- 0591 Choosing the Style
Unit 25: MLA Style 20 lessons, 1 lecture part
Lecture: Watch · 26:40
- 0601 MLA's Purpose and Disciplines
- 0602 The Core Elements worked example
- 0603 Containers
- 0604 MLA In-Text Citations
- 0605 Author Named in the Sentence
- 0606 Two Authors and Three or More
- 0607 No Author
- 0608 No Page Numbers
- 0609 Two Works by One Author
- 0610 The Works Cited List
- 0611 Order and Indentation
- 0612 A Book Entry worked example
- 0613 An Article Entry worked example
- 0614 A Web Page Entry worked example
- 0615 Titles in MLA
- 0616 MLA Paper Format
- 0617 Quotations in MLA
- 0618 Building an Entry From a Source review
- 0619 Common MLA Errors
- 0620 Check the Current Handbook
Unit 26: APA Style 20 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0626 APA's Purpose and Disciplines
- 0627 Author-Date Citation
- 0628 Narrative and Parenthetical Citations
- 0629 Two Authors and Three or More
- 0630 Group Authors and No Author
- 0631 Page Numbers for Quotations
- 0632 The References List
- 0633 Order and Indentation
- 0634 A Book Reference worked example
- 0635 A Journal Article Reference worked example
- 0636 A Web Page Reference worked example
- 0637 Titles in APA
- 0638 DOIs and URLs
- 0639 APA Paper Format
- 0640 Headings in APA
- 0641 Abstracts
- 0642 Building a Reference From a Source review
- 0643 MLA and APA Side by Side worked example
- 0644 Common APA Errors
- 0645 Check the Current Manual
Unit 27: Chicago Style 16 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0651 Chicago's Purpose and Disciplines
- 0652 Two Chicago Systems
- 0653 Notes and Bibliography
- 0654 Footnotes and Endnotes
- 0655 The First Note
- 0656 Shortened Notes
- 0657 Numbering Notes
- 0658 The Bibliography
- 0659 Note Versus Bibliography Entry worked example
- 0660 A Book in Chicago worked example
- 0661 An Article in Chicago worked example
- 0662 A Web Page in Chicago
- 0663 Chicago Paper Format
- 0664 Three Styles Compared worked example
- 0665 Recognizing a Style From a Citation review
- 0666 Check the Current Manual
Unit 28: Rhetorical Appeals 20 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0676 What Rhetorical Analysis Does
- 0677 Analysis Is Not Agreement
- 0678 Ethos
- 0679 Building Credibility
- 0680 Pathos
- 0681 Fair and Unfair Emotional Appeals
- 0682 Logos
- 0683 Kairos
- 0684 Appeals Work Together
- 0685 Identifying the Appeal worked example
- 0686 Audience Shapes the Appeal
- 0687 Purpose Shapes the Appeal
- 0688 Analyzing an Appeal's Effect worked example
- 0689 Thesis for a Rhetorical Analysis worked example
- 0690 Text Evidence and Analysis of Effect worked example
- 0691 Appeals in an Advertisement review
- 0692 Appeals in a Speech review
- 0693 Position Arguments
- 0694 Counterclaims and Refutation
- 0695 Varied Appeals
Unit 29: Language, Tone and Structure 22 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0701 Rhetorical Devices
- 0702 Repetition
- 0703 Parallelism as a Device
- 0704 Numerical Data as a Device
- 0705 Rhetorical Questions
- 0706 Figurative Language
- 0707 Metaphor and Simile
- 0708 Hyperbole and Understatement
- 0709 Personification
- 0710 Imagery and Sensory Language
- 0711 Tone in a Text
- 0712 Identifying Tone worked example
- 0713 Diction and Tone
- 0714 Speaking Familiarly
- 0715 Structure as a Choice
- 0716 Openings and Closings as Rhetoric
- 0717 Sentence Style as Rhetoric
- 0718 What a Text Says and How worked example
- 0719 Analyzing Stylistic Choices worked example
- 0720 A Passage Analyzed review
- 0721 Images as Rhetoric
- 0722 The Effect on the Reader
Unit 30: Reasoning and Fallacies 22 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0726 Claims, Reasons and Assumptions
- 0727 Deductive Reasoning
- 0728 Inductive Reasoning
- 0729 Warrants and Assumptions
- 0730 What a Fallacy Is
- 0731 Ad Hominem
- 0732 Straw Man
- 0733 Bandwagon
- 0734 False Dilemma
- 0735 Slippery Slope
- 0736 Hasty Generalization
- 0737 Causal Fallacy
- 0738 Guilt by Association
- 0739 Circular Reasoning
- 0740 Bait and Switch
- 0741 Appeal to Fear
- 0742 Fallacies Travel Together
- 0743 Propaganda Techniques
- 0744 Naming the Fallacy worked example
- 0745 Fallacy or Fair Argument worked example
- 0746 An Argument With Three Fallacies review
- 0747 Fallacies in Your Own Draft
Unit 31: Analyzing Arguments and Evidence 18 lessons, 1 lecture part
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- 0751 Reading an Argument Closely worked example
- 0752 Identifying the Main Claim
- 0753 Identifying Supporting Claims
- 0754 Evaluating Evidence in a Text worked example
- 0755 Detecting Unstated Assumptions
- 0756 Author's Purpose
- 0757 Intended Audience
- 0758 How a Paragraph Functions worked example
- 0759 Inference
- 0760 Comparing Two Arguments worked example
- 0761 The Strongest Objection
- 0762 Synthesizing the Analysis
- 0763 A Practice Passage: Policy review
- 0764 A Practice Passage: Science review
- 0765 A Practice Passage: Culture review
- 0766 The Four Skills Together worked example
- 0767 Preparing for the Exam
- 0768 The Writer You Are Becoming review
Who this subject is for
- Students preparing for the CLEP College Composition Modular exam
- First-year college students
- Adult learners finishing a degree
- Students who want credit for a first-year writing course
- Homeschool students
- Anyone who wants to write and revise with more confidence
Why College Composition matters
College Composition teaches what a first-year writing course covers: correct sentences, revision, using sources honestly, and reading how texts persuade. It prepares you for:
- Writing in every college course
- Research papers in any discipline
- Literature and humanities courses
- Professional and workplace writing
Time to complete
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- 29 h
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