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Hello! This course guide has been created for students enrolled in an ENGL 1001: Introduction to Rhetoric & Composition course. In this guide, you will find resources intended to help with your research-related coursework.
Find Rhetoric and Composition Resources
For much more information on how rhetoric and composition are being taught at Fairfield University, check out the website for the Core Writing team! That page also contains specific ENGL 1001 information like learning outcomes and threshold concepts.
You can view two of their textbooks here:
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Bad Ideas About Writing
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Rhet/Comp Open Resources
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CompPile"CompPile allows ready reference to the published scholarship in post-secondary composition and rhetoric from 1939 to the present. Its coverage of work from 1939 to 1999 is especially comprehensive."
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Silva Rhetoricae"A guide to the terms of classical and renaissance rhetoric."
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WAC Clearinghouse"The Clearinghouse is widely regarded as the leading Web site supporting the use of writing and speaking in courses across the curriculum."
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Writing Spaces"An open textbook project for college-level writing studies courses."
Rhet/Comp Key Databases
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Communication & Mass Media Complete (This link opens in a new window)Offers full-text and indexing for journals covering communication, mass media, and other related fields.
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ERIC (This link opens in a new window)
Provides coverage of journal articles, conferences, meetings, government documents, dissertations, reports, books, and more in education and related fields. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. As of April 2025, users of this database may see a reduction in its content, due to changes in federal government policy. Formerly available resources may no longer be accessible. For the most recent information on this, go to the database’s homepage or social media. If you have further questions, ask a Librarian.
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MLA International Bibliography (This link opens in a new window)Produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the MLA International Bibliography is the definitive resource for the study of language, literature, film, and other related fields. It includes access to journal articles, books, and more.
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Project MUSE (This link opens in a new window)
Full-text scholarly content from journals and books, covering the humanities and social sciences.
Rhet/Comp Key Journals
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