Success in College Writing 

1. Introduction to College Writing 

2. Critical Thinking 

3. Word Processing Skills 

4. Reflective Thinking 

5. Reflective Writing 

Understanding Rhetoric 

1. Rhetorical Context 

2. Starting an Essay: Purpose, Author, and Audience 

3. A Rhetorical Look at Writing 

Rhetorical Appeals 

1. Logos 

2. Pathos 

3. Ethos 

Logical Fallacies 

1. Common Logical Fallacies 

2. Spotting Logical Fallacies 

Academic Arguments 

1. Academic Argument Basics 

   1. What is an Argument? 

   2. Fact, Opinion, Judgment, Inference, and Argument 

   3. Perspective & Bias 

   4. Choosing a Topic 

2. The Argument Essay 

   1. Types of Arguments 

   2. The Argument Thesis 

   3. Logic in Arguments 

   4. Inductive and Deductive Reasoning 

Investigating a Conversation 

1. Coming Up with Research Strategies 

2. Reading Popular Sources 

3. Evaluating Websites Using the Four Moves 

4. Reading Scholarly Sources 

5. Using Databases to Find Sources 

Writing with Sources 

1. Integrating Sources 

2. Quotation 

3. Paraphrasing 

4. Summarizing 

Counterarguments 

1. Formula for Refuation and Rebuttal 

2. Common Ground 

3. Counterargument: Harvard College Writing Center 

Organizing  

1. Essay Organization 

2.   Paragraph Development & Support 

3. Argument Essay Outline: Classic Model 

Drafting the Essay 

1. Getting Started with Drafting 

2. Moving from Outline to Draft 

3. Applying Evidence 

4. When to Quote, When to Summarize or Paraphrase 

5. Multiple Drafts 

Peer Review 

1. Making a Peer Review More Than a Waste of Time 

2. Working with Peers 

Revision 

1. Revising for Rhetorical Context 

2. Revising for Style 

3. Revising for Structure 

4. Revising for Claims 

5. Revising Paragraphs 

6. Revision Notes Slides 

Multimodal Rhetoric 

1. The Five Modes 

2. Examples of Multimodal Texts 

Multimodal Audiences 

1. Discourse Communities 

2. Genre & Multimodality