Open Collection of Student Writing (OCSW) -

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SLCC Students can submit their original writing through the OCSW Submission Form.

Users of the OCSW may search and view its contents for educational and learning purposes. Users of the OCSW may not download, copy, or otherwise plagiarize its contents. OCSW contents hold the Creative Commons Attribution—Non-Commercial license. This license lets others re-mix, revise, and build upon the original work for non-commercial uses. (Faculty may contact the SLCC Writing Across the College Director for additional permissions.)

To cite the sources in the OCSW, you must attribute the student author and the OCSW.

Follow the citation templates below and contact the SLCC Writing Across the College Director for author information.

APA: Author Last Name, Author First Initial. (Year of Publication) Title. Retrieved from SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. (Paper ID)
Chicago: Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title.” SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. Access Date. URL.
MLA: Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title.” SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. Paper ID:XXXXXXXX. Accessed DD/Month/YYYY.

Book Report

Area: Social Sciences, Program: Learning Enhancement, Type of Writing: Response, Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Non-Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: SS.L.E.R.1.N.2.1

Preparing for a Computing Major

Area: Computer Science, Program: Computer Science, Type of Writing: Essay (Explorative), Course Level: 1000, Year: 2018
Document ID: CS.C.S.1.2.1

Alvvays’ “Pecking Order” Analysis

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Essay (Analytical, Interpretive), Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.E.1.N.2.1

The Thorpe Affair and the Press

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Essay (Analytical, Interpretive), Course Level: 2000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.E.2.N.2.1

Jigsaw: Sound Production

Area: Media, Program: Film, Type of Writing: Essay (Analytical, Interpretive), Course Level: 2000, Year: 2017
Document ID: M.F.2.2.1

H.R. Giger

Area: Arts, Program: Visual Art & Design, Type of Writing: Other, Type of Writing: Research (writing to present researched information), Type of Writing: Response, Course Level: 1000, Year: 2017
Document ID: A.V.A.&.D.1.2.1

Jeff Cronenweth, A.S.C.

Area: Media, Program: Film, Type of Writing: Research (writing to present researched information), Type of Writing: Profile, Course Level: 2000, Year: 2017
Document ID: M.F.2.2.1

Are Dads Just as Good Caregivers?

Area: Social Sciences, Program: Family/Human Studies, Type of Writing: Essay (Argumentative), Type of Writing: Essay (Explorative), Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: SS.F.S.1

Personal Life Philosophy

Area: Social Sciences, Program: Learning Enhancement, Type of Writing: Statement, Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: SS.L.E.S.1.N.2.1

Teaching Philosophy

Area: Social Sciences, Program: Education, Type of Writing: Statement, Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: SS.E.O.1.N.2.1

Reap What You Sow

Area: Social Sciences, Program: History, Type of Writing: Essay (Argumentative), Course Level: 1000, Year: 2017
Document ID: SS.H.E.1.2.1

Gender Redefined Journal Entry

Area: Humanities, Program: Humanities, Type of Writing: Response, Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.H.R.1.N.2.1

High School Dropout Rates

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Civic (writing done for public or community purposes), Type of Writing: Presentation, Course Level: 2000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.E.C.P.2.N.2.1

Concert Paper #3

Area: Arts, Program: Performing Arts, Type of Writing: Review, Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: A.P.A.R.1.N.2.1

A Rhetorical Analysis of “The US Remains the Most Wasteful Nation on Earth”

Area: Humanities, Program: Composition, Type of Writing: Essay (Analytical, Interpretive), Course Level: 0900, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.C.E.0.N.2.1

Power and Ethics in Business Communication

Area: Business, Program: Business Mgmt, Type of Writing: Essay (Analytical, Interpretive), Course Level: 2000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: B.B.M.E.2.N.2.1

The Refusal to Eat and the Decline of Weight

Area: Social Sciences, Program: Psychology, Type of Writing: Critique/Evaluation, Type of Writing: Case Study, Course Level: 2000, English Speaking Nativeness: Non-Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: SS.P.C.C.S.2.N.2.1

City of Rocks Annotated Bibliography

Area: Science, Program: GeoScience, Type of Writing: Annotated Bibliography, Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: S.G.A.B.1.N.2.1

Cognitive Impairment Induced by Delta9-tetrahyracannabinol (THC)

Area: Science, Program: Biology, Type of Writing: Abstract (summary of a longer document--e.g. proposal, report, article), Type of Writing: Summary, Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: S.B.A.S.1.N.2.1

Signature Assignment for Philosophy 1250

Area: Humanities, Program: Philosophy, Type of Writing: Critique/Evaluation, Type of Writing: Essay (Argumentative), Type of Writing: Essay (Explorative), Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.P.C.E.E.1.N.2.1