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Literature Collections
American Literature I: An Anthology of Texts From Early America Through the Civil War
This book offers an anthology of texts that includes letters, journals, poetry, newspaper articles, pamphlets, sermons, narratives, and short fiction written in and about America beginning with collected oral stories from Native American tribes and ending with the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Many major and minor authors are included, providing a sampling of the different styles, topics, cultures, and concerns present during the formation and development of America through the mid-nineteenth century.
Louisiana State OER Repository of American Literature
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American Literature
A survey of American writers from the beginning to the Civil War to the present day; includes literary analysis and writing about literature. There are 15 sources in this resource.
My Slipper Floated Away: New American Memoir
My Slipper Floated Away is an anthology of fresh, compelling essays written by students at Lehman College in the Bronx. The writers are immigrants or the children of immigrants and/or POC. They grew up hearing gunshots and sirens at night, played fire escape basketball and still celebrate Thanksgiving by dancing. The stories reveal the writers' intense longing to belong in America and their passion to succeed in this country, while dealing with myriad challenges. They bear witness, in riveting, artful narratives that will be revelatory to Americans who fear and resent immigrants or people of color.
Writing LCC Subtitle:An Anthology of Student Writing Collected at Lansing Community College Lansing, Michigan
Student writing collected from English classes at Lansing Community College with brief notes from instructors. Intended audience--faculty and students. A brief annotated bibliography about publishing student writing and permission form in Appendices.
Writing Resources
The Anti-Textbook of Writing
*Why anti? This goes against what textbooks of writing have done to students - told them there are rules, that their writing is “poor” when really their backgrounds have brought a different language to them. Their socioeconomic status doesn’t make their writing or other communication skills “poor,” just different. Their race or ethnic background doesn’t make their skills “poor,” just different. Same for their abilities, mental and physical. Same for their gender.
Reading and Writing Successfully in College: A Guide for Students
This textbook provides students with guidelines for understanding writing tasks as intellectual work using Bloom’s Taxonomy and for treating the writing process as a set of variable activities that move along a trajectory from idea or assignment to a finished product. The book also includes chapters on strengthening reading strategies and on finding, evaluating, and using sources effectively.
