Classroom Resources
for English & Reading Teachers
     arranged by most appropriate GCC English course

ENG 071 Classroom Materials
Evaluation of ENG071 Essays - sample essays and scoring guide
Grammar and Mechanics Powerpoint Presentations from the Purdue OWL includes Sentence Clarity and Combining, and Conquering the Comma
PowerPoint Presentations about sentence structure, punctuation, mechanics and other writing topics; requires PowerPoint on your computer (part of the Guide to Grammar and Writing from Capital Community College)
Sentence Sense - an online textbook for basic writing
Traditional Grammar: An Interactive Book by Donald E. Hardy - interactive exercises designed to help the student learn the material of the book

ENG 101 Classroom Materials
Argumentative Essay Topics - dozens of topics and thesis statements with links to online resource materials for short argumentative essays
Argumentation and Persuasion Essays (PowerPoint on the web)
Argumentation Essay: The Logic and Its Parts (PowerPoint on the web)
Basic Writing Skills Powerpoint Presentations from the Purdue OWL includes Understanding Writing: The Rhetorical Situation, Finding Your Focus: The Writing Process, and Organizing Your Argument.
Common Final Topics - topics used by the department as common final topics, suitable for short essays and essay tests
Compare-Contrast Essay (PowerPoint on the Web)
Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum Project many helpful resources to teach logic, critical thinking, and argumentative writing.
Effective Email (PowerPoint on the Web)
Ethics (PowerPoint on the Web)
Evaluation of ENG101 Essays - samples of A, B, C, D, and F essays; scoring guide and criteria
Four Careers and a Funeral (PowerPoint on the Web)
GO! Gauchos Online - GCC's library tutorial (sections are appropriate to ENG102, also)
Kiersey Temperament Sorter Personality Testing (PowerPoint on the Web)
Pronoun Types (PowerPoint on the Web)
Structure of the Five Paragraph Essay (web presentation)

ENG 102 Classroom Materials
Documentation Guidelines for Research 
Evaluate Web Resources -links to classroom materials and informative articles about critical evaluation of web resources
Finding, Evaluating, and Recording Material: Research and Notetaking (PowerPoint on the web)
Library Assignment APA format (Word file)
Library Assignment MLA format (Word file)
Procrastination (PowerPoint format - must have PowerPoint on your computer; click Open in the dialogue box to view the presentation)
Research and Documentation Styles Powerpoint Presentations from the Purdue OWL includes Research and the Internet, Cross-referencing: Using MLA Format, and Documenting Sources: Using APA Format
Research Paper: Documentation (PowerPoint on the web)
Research Paper: Planning a Paper with Sources (PowerPoint on the Web)
Research Paper, MLA-style  example of a student research paper (pdf)
Research Paper, APA-style  example of a student research paper (pdf)
Teaching Research and Composition with Microsoft Office Word 2003
Research Paper Workshop online workshop from the Purdue OWL
Writing a Research Proposal (PowerPoint on the web)

ENG 111 Classroom Materials
Business Writing Powerpoint Presentations from the Purdue OWL includes Resumes, Scannable Resumes, Cover Letters, and Developing Your Resume
Graphics for Technical Writing (PowerPoint on the Web)
Letter Writing (PowerPoint on the Web)
Memo Writing (PowerPoint on the Web)
Process of Technical Writing (PowerPoint on the Web)
Resume Workshop extensive online workshop from the Purdue Owl

Class Materials to use in Evaluating Web Information

A Student's Guide to Research with the WWW
Ten C's for Evaluating Internet Resources -McIntyre Library, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Evaluating Web Resources by Widener University/Wolfgram Memorial Library; includes a Power Point presentation and other course materials
Evaluation of Web Sites - a tutorial that introduces techniques for judging the value of Web sites for research purposes (from Ohio State University)
Evaluation Central - from the publishers, Allyn & Bacon
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources

Criteria for Evaluation of WWW Sources

Evaluating Information Found on the Internet by Elizabeth E. Kirk, Johns Hopkins University Library
Resource Selection and Information Evaluation by Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe (a part of The Electronic Library workshop
WWW CyberGuide Ratings for Content Evaluation by Karen McLachlan, Media Specialist, East Knox High School, Howard, Ohio
Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources by Esther Grassian, UCLA College Library

Annotated links to the best on the web:
Adult Learning Theory
Assessment Resources
Classroom Management
Curriculum Design and Development
Instructional Strategies
Literature Web student resources
Writer's Web student resources
Writing Program Issues
Professional Resources for GCC Faculty

Library Resources
GCC's Library Media Center
Faculty Library Orientation
       (requires RealPlayer)
Library Instruction Request Form
GCC Library copyright guidelines