the 11 th grade ap classroom or, “what have i gotten myself into?”
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The 11The 11thth grade AP grade AP classroomclassroomOr, “What have I gotten myself into?”Or, “What have I gotten myself into?”
Rhetoric and CompositionRhetoric and Composition
First semester of first year of English in First semester of first year of English in collegecollege
Focus is on writingFocus is on writing The purpose is to prepare the student for The purpose is to prepare the student for
all future university level coursesall future university level courses Second semester in college is literatureSecond semester in college is literature And easier, generally speakingAnd easier, generally speaking
CompositionComposition
There are different forms of writingThere are different forms of writing PersuasionPersuasion ExpositoryExpository NarrativeNarrative DescriptiveDescriptive
and when you add in purpose and and when you add in purpose and audience, the combinations are endlessaudience, the combinations are endless You’ll probably feel like the writing in this You’ll probably feel like the writing in this
class is endlessclass is endless
RhetoricRhetoric
““Art of oratory”Art of oratory” The art of speaking or writing wellThe art of speaking or writing well The study of the rules of compositionThe study of the rules of composition Communication as a means of persuasionCommunication as a means of persuasion
There is a negative connotation that rhetoric There is a negative connotation that rhetoric is empty, useless, although pretty sounding, is empty, useless, although pretty sounding, speech speech
PersuasionPersuasion
““to advise thoroughly”to advise thoroughly” To move a person’s beliefs from one position to To move a person’s beliefs from one position to
another, or the attempt thereofanother, or the attempt thereof Can happen through speech, writing, or actionCan happen through speech, writing, or action
The negative connotation here is that some The negative connotation here is that some people consider persuasion as simply one people consider persuasion as simply one person pushing his beliefs onto anotherperson pushing his beliefs onto another
ArgumentationArgumentation
Discourse intended to persuadeDiscourse intended to persuade A coherent series of statements leading A coherent series of statements leading
from a premise to a conclusionfrom a premise to a conclusion A reason given in proof or rebuttalA reason given in proof or rebuttal
The negative connotation here should be The negative connotation here should be easy – argumentation is fighting or easy – argumentation is fighting or quarrellingquarrelling
Why am I teaching Why am I teaching negativity?negativity?
Rhetoric, argumentation, and persuasion Rhetoric, argumentation, and persuasion are not negative ideas and should not be are not negative ideas and should not be stereotypically rebuked as such.stereotypically rebuked as such.
You’ll learn that these are simply terms in You’ll learn that these are simply terms in normal, healthy, productive speech and normal, healthy, productive speech and writingwriting
btw…btw…
Do you know the difference between Do you know the difference between these:these: DenotationDenotation ConnotationConnotation
Works CitedWorks Cited
Merriam-Webster Online DictionaryMerriam-Webster Online Dictionary. . 2008. 2008.
Merriam-Webster Online. 21 August Merriam-Webster Online. 21 August 2008 2008
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