ENGL001: English Composition I

1.5: Reading to Write: Reading and Writing as Complementary Activities

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center: "Reading to Write" Page

  Read this article to learn about effective reading, note-taking, and writing strategies. Which of these writing strategies will work best for you?

• 1.5.1: Read, Read, Read

  • Writing Commons: Joseph Moxley's "Literary Criticism" Page

    Read this article on reading and interpreting literature. Reading and discussing literature will help improve your writing skills. Choose two or three of the examples of literary criticism links to gain a deeper understanding of this point.

• 1.5.2: Gathering and Organizing Evidence

  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center: "Evidence" Page

    Read this article. You can incorporate evidence into your essays in a number of ways. Try using various types of evidence in your writing including quotations, summaries, paraphrases, data, illustrations, and photographs.