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Course Introductions


Purpose

Today you will be introduced to the course and given the opportunity to start pondering and articulating your stance on the issues facing composition studies in the near future.


Introductions

  • Instructor Introduction
  • Student Introductions
  • Introduce course
  • Calendar
  • Readings
  • Resources

Introduction to Rhetoric

We will set up the course by addressing the questions: what is rhetoric? and why is it important to the study of your English Studies emphasis? The definition of rhetoric throughout history has evolved; therfore, as a scholar of rhetoric, you will need to be specific as to how you are defining rhetoric and its terms. As a result, you are making an argument for your rhetorical position, in light of all of the other positions that can be taken. To prepare you for this work, we will begin by discussing...

Practicing Rhetorical Analysis–Gorgias' Encomium of Helen

As a class, we will read Gorgias' Encomium of Helen (p. 251-256 in On Rhetoric). Considering the rhetorical concepts discussed earlier, pay attention to how Gorgias is or is not applying them.