Dr. Mark Jordan ~ ENGL 1302: Composition & Literature

Helpful Links,

In no particular order.

I will check these links periodically to make sure they are functional, but occasionally sites do cease to exist, and links to sites sometimes break down inexplicably. So please let me know if a link is dysfunctional.

General Odessa College Pages

• Click here to connect to the Odessa College Catalog for information about schedules and degree requirements:    http://www.odessa.edu/catalog/ 
• Click here for access to the Registrar's Office:  http://www.odessa.edu/dept/registrar/
• Click here for the Student Learning Center, where you may receive academic support services:   http://www.odessa.edu/dept/slc/
• Click here for information from the Financial Aid Office:   http://www.odessa.edu/dept/financial/
• And of course, our home page:  http://www.odessa.edu

Blackboard

http://blackboard.odessa.edu/

OC Student Email

http://www.odessa.edu/gmail/

Dictionary

• This is a link to an online version of the Merriam-Webster collegiate dictionary, featuring a word search engine.

  Grammar

• This is an online version of the classic writing guide, The Elements of Style, by Strunk and White. The book is brief and clear. Use it when you have questions about punctuation, usage, and grammar.  The link is http://www.bartleby.com/141/ .

The Writing Process

• This is my own website link, from my ENGL 1301 course:  http://www.odessa.edu/dept/english/mjordan/1301process.htm
• Here is another of my own links.  This one explains the basic three-part format essay outline of introduction-main body-conclusion.  It is the basis for the modified form which I ask my students to use in writing essays for my 1302 course:  http://www.odessa.edu/dept/english/mjordan/13013part.htm