ENG-2010 v1

University of Dallas. (2018, March 9). Letting it percolate: Prewriting your paper – Ms. Leta Sundet [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DszK2MoPCFg
This lecture from the University of Dallas is focused on the prewriting stage of the writing process. Presenter Leta Sundet goes into details of what this stage is, why it’s often neglected, and why that poses a host of dangers to the ultimate document’s success.

Glynn, A., Hallsten Erickson, K., & Jo Swing, A. (2019). You, writing! A guide to college composition. Alexandra Glynn. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/you-writing-a-guide-to-college-composition
Chapter Four: Exploring: Finding a Topic & Chapter Five: Writing a Thesis
In these two chapters from You, Writing!, the authors explore the early stages of the paper-writing process, what a thesis is, and how to craft a strong one. This info on theses is something that will apply to all your essays in this class and beyond, so make sure you are comfortable with that material before moving on!

Burnell, C., Wood, J., Babin, M., Pesznecker, S., Rosevear, N. (n.d.). Part 2: Writing—determining your audience and purpose. In The word on college reading and writing. https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/wrd/
Part 2: Writing—Determining Your Audience and Purpose, sections: Audience, Purpose, & Tone, Voice, and Point of View.
This webpage provides an overview on why audience is important to consider before starting a document. It also introduces the ideas of using an appropriate tone, voice, and point-of-view in your documents that can help your work reach the audience effectively.

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (n.d.). Prewriting (invention). Purdue University. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/the_writing_process/prewriting/index.html
These sections on Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab website are centered around the steps we, as writers, must undertake in the prewriting phase of the essay process. It provides concrete steps on how to approach this stage of writing, as well as explains the purpose they serve.