~ A Weblog for Effective Writing I ~

The Call to Write Collaborative Network
Visit this useful "collaborative writing workshop." In addition to supplementing your textbook, the site features its own message board, a chat room, a "web page workshop where you can "experiment with free tools and techniques for developing your own Web site," and a "Writers Library to locate online style manuals, citation guidelines, dictionaries, and more." In short, an excellent internet companion site to supplement your textbook.

The Call to Write 3/e

Princeton Professor James Pryor's Philosophical Terms and Methods
Philosophical terms and methods relating to argument.. Links include: What Is an Argument? Vocabulary Describing Arguments Some Good and Bad Forms of Argument Analyzing Concepts

The Truth Tree
Read the position statement "On Debating" and then be sure to surf the rest of the site (go to its front page here) for an excellent overview on the fine art of argument.

The Book of Cliches
A wealth of cliches to savor and then avoid.

Common Dreams News Center
An alternative news source which describes its service as providing "breaking news for the progressive community."

Margaret Salinger Discusses her Memoir, DREAMCATCHER
J.D. Salinger, author of CATCHER IN THE RYE, is one of America's great fiction writers and a notoriously elusive recluse. He's carefully guarded his privacy for over 40 years. Now Margaret Salinger, his daughter, has published a revealing memoir, DREAMCATCHER. The book was published in 2000, and this interview (on a radio show called The Connection) took place on Sept. 14, 2000.

In the News: Have an Opinion?
Posted on the Portland Independent Media Center's website is a first hand account of how a man, his wife, and three children were pepper sprayed by police at a peaceful demonstration. There are many sites on the Internet that provide space for newsworthy stories which are completely ignored by the mainstream US press. This is an impressive example. It also happens to be a good example of the kind of "open letter" that John Trimbur describes in Chapter 4 of A Call to Write (not a chapter we're covering this semester). Notice how Don Joughin uses the open letter genre to both inform and appeal to his readers.

Ehomeworkhelp.com
Live 1 on 1 professional tutoring is available online.
From the site: "The voice and whiteboard capabilities of our online classroom make our homework help service the best around. All tutors are screened and qualified..."