The+Basics

Rhetoric

First, we begin with a basic discussion of rhetoric. [|Aristotle said], "Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion." Please read chapter 1 in our class text [|The Language of Composition.]

After reading the chapter, you should understand the following terms:

Patterns of Development - Narration, Description, Process Analysis, Exemplification, Comparison & Contrast, Classification & Division, Definition, Cause & Effect
Entry #1 For your first Writer's Notebook entry, please complete the assignments on page 9 and page 25. I will check these in class.

Entry #2 Please locate and bring to class a political cartoon. Cut and paste it into your Writer's notebook. Please write an explanation.

 