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ENG102: First-Year Composition
Resources for success in English 102, First-Year Composition.
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Welcome to this ENG102 library guide
This guide was designed to support students enrolled in ENG102; however, others conducting research might also find the content useful. Here is the basic format:
Find Articles -- How to access articles from the library databases
Find Books -- How to access electronic and physical books, including reference books
Find Video/Images -- How to access the library's film and art resources and databases. How to find images.
Primary Versus Secondary Sources - Explains the difference between primary and secondary sources. Provides links and tips to searching primary sources in the GCC Library databases.
Specific Assignments/Essay Structure-- A brief guide to rhetorical approaches and structure for types of essays. Includes ubtabs for assignments in specific sections of ENG102, listed with instructor's name.
Specific Assignments-- Direct link to subtabs for assignments in specific sections of ENG102, listed with instructor's name.
CitationAssistance-- Guide and citation tools for MLA, APA, and Chicago citation styles