Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion
with confidence!
Welcome, all who followed the link! This page contains files and information for English 1301, Composition and Rhetoric. To watch any of the power point presentations on this page, follow the link, and press F5 after Power Point opens.
The first link is to the Class Syllabus. This is the link you need to open in order to view and read the syllabus so you can take the syllabus quiz.
Invention Techniques are the first step in the writing process. Before you can organize your ideas or write a paper that includes all of your ideas, you have to be able to get those ideas down on paper. Remember, even though the writing process is circular, and you are constantly coming up with new ideas, you still need to have a place to begin, and these techniques will help you find it.
Click here to see the power point presentation over How to Organize the Ideas you Invented.
The third power point presentation you can view is over Introductory Paragraphs. Make sure you remember that whichever type of introduction you choose, you must make sure it directly relates to the body of your paper.
This next link will allow you to work on creating a strong thesis statement. Make sure that once you visit the links in the order they appear: The Thesis Statement will give you basic information about thesis statements and three questions you MUST be able to answer yes to in order to have a strong thesis statement. Practice 1 will help you recognize the most common mistakes writer's make in their thesis statements. Practice 2 will help you create narrow, easily handled thesis statements.
Click
here to view how to format the header of your paper.
This link
will take you to the file that shows you how to format the body of your paper.