ENG 102 Lab Course
Overview
This set of resources is curated to complement ENG 102 as a writing workshop over a 15-week semester. Resouces are grouped around three weekly discussions that reflect content of the 102 course; all readings, viewings and exercises are meant to emphasize writing and editing skill building that is needed for academic, creative and professional writing.
Introduction to ENG 102-Lab
ENG 102 Lab is a 1-credit workshop course that supports the work of ENG 102.
Created and curated by Ann Kendall 2021 - 2023.
Daydreaming & Procrastination
Daydreaming & Procrastination
Burnell, Carol, et al. “Procrastination.” Openoregon.pressbooks.pub, openoregon.pressbooks.pub/wrd/chapter/procrastination/. Accessed 19 Apr. 2023.
Lieberman, Charlotte. “Why You Procrastinate (It Has Nothing to Do with Self-Control).” The New York Times, 25 Mar. 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/smarter-living/why-you-procrastinate-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-self-control.html.
Suttie, Jill. “Focus Is Important to Productivity. But It’s Daydreaming That Makes Us Happy.” Washington Post, 2021, www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/08/02/daydream-mind-wander-happiness/.
Drafting
Ortega, A. J. “On the Importance of Prep Work: How Automotive Painting Can Teach You to Polish Your Paper.” Pressbooks.pub, 1 Aug. 2016, pressbooks.pub/openenglishatslcc/chapter/on-the-importance-of-prep-work-how-automotive-painting-can-teach-you-to-polish-your-paper/.
Editing, Revising, Proofing
Editing, Revising, Proofing
Guinness, Harry. “How to Edit Your Own Writing.” The New York Times, 7 Apr. 2020, www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/smarter-living/how-to-edit-your-own-writing.html.
Jeffrey, Robin. “A Strategy for Analyzing and Revising a First Draft.” Openoregon.pressbooks.pub, 2015, openoregon.pressbooks.pub/aboutwriting/chapter/a-strategy-for-analyzing-and-revising-a-first-draft/. Accessed 23 Nov. 2021.
Lieu, Dr Sandi Van, and Dr Karen Palmer. “Revision Strategies.” Pressbooks.pub, 6 Aug. 2020, pressbooks.pub/roughwritersguide/chapter/revision-strategies/.
Taylor, David. “How to Proofread Tutorial: 10 Proofreading Techniques They Didn’t Teach You in School - YouTube.” Www.youtube.com, 2018, youtu.be/pYb7p0DiVMI.
Libraries & Research
“Ten Reasons Libraries Are Still Better than the Internet.” American Libraries Magazine, 19 Dec. 2017, americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2017/12/19/ten-reasons-libraries-still-better-than-internet/?gclid=CjwKCAiA5sieBhBnEiwAR9oh2hAVMqKL3V0QBdVdkn-MLRoq2UY5nBwjgRziDw7xMS5Stb9vE5GnBhoC_tQQAvD_BwE.
Mechanics & Grammar
Learn English with Rebecca. “Parallelism: The Secret to Great Writing.” Www.youtube.com, 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8pIidfrSG4.
Palmer, Dr Karen. “Sentence Variety.” Pressbooks.pub, 6 Aug. 2020, pressbooks.pub/roughwritersguide/chapter/sentence-variety/.
Memory Techniques, Reading & Study Strategies
Brooks, Emma. “MY FAVORITE PLACES to READ.” Www.youtube.com, 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6ztG3vrtS0.
Burnell, Carol, et al. “Create an Optimal Setting for Reading.” Openoregon.pressbooks.pub, openoregon.pressbooks.pub/wrd/chapter/create-an-optimal-setting-for-reading/.
Shier, Mary. “Memory Techniques.” Opentextbc.ca, 11 Sept. 2020, opentextbc.ca/studentsuccess/chapter/memory-techniques/.
Storytelling & College Writing
Storytelling & College Writing
Christiansen, Ron. “You Will Never Believe What Happened!”—Stories We Tell.” Pressbooks.pub, 1 Aug. 2016, pressbooks.pub/openenglishatslcc/chapter/you-will-never-believe-what-happened-stories-we-tell/.
Olivas, Bernice. “College Writing and Storytelling.” Pressbooks.pub, 1 Aug. 2016, pressbooks.pub/openenglishatslcc/chapter/college-writing-and-storytelling/.
Writing Advice
Momaday, N. Scott. “Opinion | the Sacred Spell of Words.” The New York Times, 15 May 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/opinion/power-in-words.html.
Stanford, Marlena, and Justin Jory. “So You Wanna Be an Engineer, a Welder, a Teacher? Academic Disciplines and Professional Literacies.” Pressbooks.pub, 1 Aug. 2016, pressbooks.pub/openenglishatslcc/chapter/so-you-wanna-be-an-engineer-a-welder-a-teacher-academic-disciplines-and-professional-literacies/.
Writing Exercises
Additional writing exercises over the course of the semester included walk-n-talk activities related to research and drafting, library scavenger hunts and ASC visits all of which were discussed in online forums. Please contact Ann Kendall for more details on these activities.
From the Towson University Writing Center
From the Roughwriter's Guide
From Khan Academy
Paralellism in Writing
Proofreading Techniques
Weekly Discussions
Weekly discussions