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Satya P. Tandon, Associate Professor, Humanities Department

Mohawk Valley Community College, 1101 Sherman Drive Utica, NY 13501

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EN101

EN102

EN150

EN255

EN256

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EN101 Composition | Links

READINGS AND INTERACTIVE RESOURCES

The History of Rhetoric as Composition
This article offers a review of developments in the history of written communication.

A Slideshow Review of Essay Structure
Visit this pleasant visual review of standard 5-paragraph essay structure!

The Personal Narrative Essay
Study key ingredients for effective narrative writing.

The Process Essay
Locate and review key elements of "how-to" narrative.

The Persuasive Essay
Study this thorough overview on the elements of persuasive writing.

A Model for the Persuasive Essay
Should marine mammals be kept in captivity in marine parks? Does this writer support a position well?

How to Write a Resume
Acquire essential resume-writing skills including how to organize information.

The Purdue University Resume Workshop
Click here for expert information and visuals on resume writing.

Interactive Grammar Quizzes
This excellent resource offers individual help on just about any grammar problem imaginable.
Take the quizzes and get instead feedback, including error correction.
Consider this your personal tutor!

How to Recognize and Repair Fragments and Run-Ons
Eliminate the most common college-level sentence structure weeds!

Verb Tense Consistency
Get help on proper verb use.