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Required Textbooks

Required textbooks are available as open educational resources (OER).

Handbook for Writers by Saylor Academy
Call Number: ebook - OER / CC-BY-NC-SA
Publication Date: 2012
For use in ENG 100 (all sections) & ENG 101 (O'Brien sections)
Writing for Success by University of Minnesota Libraries (Adapted by)
Call Number: ebook - OER / CC-BY-NC-SA
ISBN: 9781946135285
Publication Date: 2015
For use in ENG 100 (all sections)

Writing for Success - ALTERNATE Link
UMN Libraries are pulling their edition - Dec. 2024.
Patterns for College Writing
Many of the writing samples found in this text are available through SC4 library or are freely available on the web. When accessing library resources from an off campus location, you may be prompted to log in using your SC4 Portal username and password. For assistance, visit our off-campus login support page

Note that not all content contained in the Patterns for College Writing textbook is found on this site, and that this is a working document. Additional content may be added as it is located.

Resources for Faculty Teaching ENG 100

Composition I (ALP focus)
English Composition 1
May be adapted for Developmental Writing and Accelerated Learning Program. Materials created by Dianne Traynor and uploaded by Joanna Gray, Middlesex Community College.

See Table of contents on page 2. Includes writing and grammar.
You, Writing! A Guide to College Composition
Link to the text mentioned in the syllabus in case instructors need to consult it. Created by Alexandra Glynn, Amy Jo Swing, Kelli Hallsten-Erickson.

ENG 100 sample syllabus and related open resource texts: The content of the curriculum is less important than the overall model or templates that can be adapted and also work with Canvas and Simple Syllabus.

Quick Reference Calendar Guide for Humanities
Fall 2023

Pay dates calendar
2023-24

The Syllabus

Resources for creating a syllabus

Syllabus Checklist
ENG 101 Sample Syllabus
Fall 2022
Student Resources
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Michigan Reconnect Grant Act, Gateway Courses

Pertinent links to the support provided to make sure that corequisites or some version of coreqs are implemented for gateway Math and English courses.

Gateway Course Completion: Reconnecting to the Promise of Community Colleges
Michigan Center for Student Completion, Michigan Community College Association
Developmental Education Self-Placement Approaches: Considerations When Designing With Equity in Mind
Strong Start to Finish
Michigan Developmental Education and Placement Recommendations
Michigan Community College Association
Directed Self-Placement, Corequisite Models, and Curricular Choice
Caouette, Becky L. "Directed Self-Placement, Corequisite Models, and Curricular Choice." Journal of Basic Writing, vol.38, no.1, 2019.
Special Issue on Writing Placement
Journal of Writing Assessment, 2019
Multiple Measures for College Placement: Good Theory, Poor Implementation
Community College Data, 2019
Developmental Education Scale of Adoption (DE SOAA) Snapshot Tool
Michigan Community College Association

Support for Reconnecting: Workshops and Resources for College Faculty and Staff

In partnership with Achieving the Dream , Almy Education, and The Kresge Foundation, MCSS is currently providing support for colleges reforming developmental math and placement processes while infusing equity-minded teaching practices across gateway math and English and other foundational courses. Contact Jenny Schanker (jschanker@mcca.org) to learn more.

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