UT Resources
General resources include, but are not limited to:
- Webspace -- space for file storage that allows you to download your files on any computer. I recommend that you use it to bring files to class.
- Blackboard -- a resource that we will be using for communication and for our online discussions, chats, and quizzes.
- UT Libraries Online -- gives you access to the UT libraries' collections as well as many databases and other useful resources.
- Undergraduate Writing Center -- an excellent service that you can use to get feedback on your papers by a tutor. The UWC can help you with all aspects of your writing: from brainstorming and topic selection to revising and editing.
- RHE 306 Web: Student Guide -- a guide with the official policies that apply across all sections of the Rhetoric and Composition courses.
- Division of Rhetoric and Composition -- departmental Web site.
- Computer Writing and Research Lab -- departmental Web site.
Fast Food Nation Links
Book Reviews:
- in The Christian Science Monitor by Julie Finnin Day, February 1, 2001.
- in Health Science by Max Huberman, winter 2002.
- in Salon by Maria Russo, February 8, 2001.
- in San Francisco Chronicle by Andrew Roe, January 28, 2001.
- in USA Today by Deirdre Donahue, February 1, 2001.
- in The Washington Post by Nicols Fox, January 28, 2001.
Interviews:
- with Eric Schlosser in The Atlantic Unbound, December 14, 2000.
- a lecture in DePauw University by Eric Schlosser (video and audio available).
Related Web sites:
- McSpotlight: Media -- lists of Internet resources in support and against McDonald's, articles about fast food and McDonald's from different media.
- American Council on Science and Health: Food Safety -- press releases and articles on food safety, as well as links to other electronic resources on the topic.
- USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center -- educational materials for consumers, government reports and papers on food and nutrition in a searchable database.
- Organic Consumers Association -- news releases on food safety from the viewpoint of organic food supporters.
Rhetoric Links
General rhetoric related links.
- Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric -- definitions of rhetorical terms
- The Fallacy Files -- a collection of explanations of fallacies with examples
- Conversational Cheap Shots -- humorous approach to fallacies
- OWL at Purdue University: Handouts -- a collection of handouts and exercises
Grammar Links
There are many online interactive exercises that can make working on your grammar and vocabulary fun. I have listed just a few of them here. Please check those out and feel free to explore the Web for others. If you find a Web site that you think is particularly helpful, let me know and I will add it to our list.
- English International Lyon: Grammar Exercises
- Capital Community College: Interactive Quizzes
- English Page -- check out their grammar book
- CNN Newsroom and Worldview -- they have grammar and vocabulary exercises
- Interesting Things for ESL Students -- fun exercises
MLA Documentation
Sites that help with documenting sources.
- OWL at Purdue University: Using MLA Format -- a very detailed guide to in-text citation, paper format and Works Cited lists.
- MLA Citation Style -- a color-coded list of examples.
- Using MLA Style to Cite and Document Sources -- a guide to citing electronic materials.
- UWC: MLA Documentation Format (PDF file) -- a handout.
- UWC: MLA Documentation Examples (PDF file) -- a handout.
- Biblioscape -- bibliographic software that one can use to collect citations and reformat them using different documentation styles.
Tutotials
- Dreamweaver MX Basics (MS Word version available as well, click here.)
- Accessing The Teacher Folder From Home - a CWRL tutorial.
- Publishing with Webspace (MS Word version available as well, click here.)