Unit 4: Persuasion

In this unit, the focus is for student's to combine their research, analysis, narrative, and rhetorical situation skills and knowledge to create a well researched persuasive project. I have chosen to do a traditional text-based essay for the final project because I want students to walk away with a solid understanding of the rhetorical choices …

Unit 3: Narrative

Stories are an important part of the human experience, and being able to tell captivating stories is an essential skill for good communicators. In this section, students will begin to uncover and communicate their own stories in a variety of ways. The goal of this unit is to begin transitioning students into creating texts based on …

Unit 2: Analysis

In this unit, the goal is to teach students to read texts deeply and to communicate original analysis of these texts. Ideally, students will walk away with the basics for analyzing not just written words, but also visuals, audio, and other modes they may encounter. In this unit, students will also be exposed to methods for selecting …

Unit 1: The Rhetorical Situation

To begin this course, it is important that students have a basic understanding of the rhetorical situation. While this concept will continue to be strengthened and expanded in later units, it is essential to provide students with the basic building blocks they need to create and/or analyze texts. Student Learning Outcome(s): Identify rhetorical purposes and …