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English: 101 - Crum

English 101 - College Reading & Composition I

English 101 is a reading and composition course designed to prepare students to handle a wide range of college writing assignments and to acquire the analytic skills necessary for effective academic preparation. Stress is placed on the organization and composition of objective expository and argumentative essays, including the research paper.

Assignment

  • Current controversial issue where pro and con sides can be researched.  
  • View above pdf for examples.         

Databases

Use the Search All tab on the library homepage to search all the databases at the same time; sort the results with the Refine Results toolbar on the left side of the results page.

 

 

 

Use the Database tab on the library homepage for specific databases

 

General Databases:

Recommended Search Terms

 

Boolean Operators: a way to combine search terms to broaden or narrow search results. Examples: and, not, or.

 

Synonyms

Society: public, community, culture, population, humanity...

Values: beliefs, attitude, conduct, ethics, ideals, morals, standards... 

Assignment Requirements

Type: Research Paper

Length: Minimum 2,000 words plus a Works Cited page

Citation & Document Format: MLA

Required Sources: Minimum ten sources and three must be print

  • Two books
  • Two periodicals
  • Two websites
  • Four of your choosing

Example Sources:

Articles Academic/Scholarly, Newspaper, Magazine
Books Print, eBook, Reference
Media Video, Audio, Image
Miscellaneous Personal Interview
Websites  

Books

Navigate to the Find Books tab and use the library catalog search box. 

OR

Connect to the catalog by viewing the books below:

  1. Click on the blue link or image to open the item record in the library catalog. Take note of the school location, call number, and status. 
  2. To find similar books, click on Catalog Record and look at the Subject Terms to see how the item was cataloged. 
  3. Click on the Subject Term to navigate to items cataloged with that term and view results. 

To begin a new search after viewing a book, click Search/Home on the top left bar.