San Antonio College · ENGL 1302

ENGL 1302 Writing Studio

This room holds essay packs, a practice path, writing tools, and practice studios. Each page says what that space is for and how to use it.

Practice path Resources Practice tools Essays

Purpose

Each essay has its own Purpose on its block or studio page. Open the essay you are practicing, read that purpose, then use Practice path and Tools to work the draft.

How to use this room

How this room is organized

1ResourcesProject pack pointers, research help, and MLA practice links. 2Practice pathStart to practice steps for whichever essay you are on: Purpose, thesis, draft, polish. 3ToolsThesis helper, outline, MLA practice, source log, peer checklist, keyword generator. 4EssaysAll eight essays. Open the studio for the work you are practicing.

All essays

Essays

Eight essays in one list. Open the studio for the essay you are practicing.

Essay 1 · studio Rhetorical Analysis and Remix Analyze how an existing text works on readers, then remix it for a new purpose and audience. Pair a multimodal remix with about a 1,000 word MLA rhetorical analysis and reflection (AI Level 2: support, not composition). Essay 2 · studio Source Conversation Exhibit Build a source conversation exhibit of four to six research sources plus a 900 to 1,100 word MLA companion. Show where sources align, vary, contradict, and stop. Name the research question, audience, each source role, and set boundaries (AI Level 2: support, not composition). Essay 3 · studio Gothic Literary Criticism Write a 1,500 to 2,000 word MLA literary criticism essay on one Gothic primary text. State a contestable interpretive thesis, support it with close reading, and engage at least two peer-reviewed critics from two different criticism types (AI Level 2: support, not composition). Essay 4 · studio Public-Facing Researched Argument Create a multimodal researched argument for a real public audience, then write a 1,000 word research and design reflection. Use at least seven sources (three scholarly), a clear thesis, counterargument, and documented audience testing (AI Level 2: support, not composition). Essay 5 · studio Evaluation Essay Evaluate a cultural or literary monster through clear criteria. Skills: criteria thesis, judgment, intro secondary research. No Stranger Things. Essay 6 · studio Critical Analysis (Stranger Things) Analyze a Stranger Things symbol, character, or theme. Skills: media, rhetorical, or literary analysis plus secondary sources. Stranger Things required. Essay 7 · studio Argument Essay Claim who or what the real monster is (literary, cultural, or social). Skills: argument, research, counterargument. Stranger Things optional reference only. Essay 8 · studio Final Research Essay Formal synthesis and evaluation on culture, fear, monstrosity, or community (not a zine). Skills: synthesis, evaluation, MLA 9. Five to seven sources.