Composition II: Curriculum Map The Lost Tools of Writing, Lecture notes of Rhetoric

Download Composition II: Curriculum Map The Lost Tools of Writing and more Lecture notes Rhetoric in PDF only on Docsity! Composition II: Curriculum Map The Lost Tools of Writing Introduction Essay 1 Essay 2 Essay 3 Essay 4 Essay 5 Essay 6 Essay 7 Essay 8 Essay 9 In v e n ti o n 3 Problems Every Writer Faces The Classical Canons of Composition Invention 1: The “ANI” Chart Invention 2: Introduction to the Five Common Topics Invention 3: Comparison – Similarities Invention 4: Comparison – Differences in Degree and Kind Invention 5: Definition - Genus and Differentiae Invention 6: Circumstance Invention 7: Relation Invention 8: Testimony Invention 9: Complete Invention Review A rr a n g e m e n t 3 Problems Every Writer Faces The Classical Canons of Composition Arrangement 1: Rudimentary Persuasive Essay – From ANI to Outline Arrangement 2A: Sorting 2B: Outline Arrangement 3: Exordium Arrangement 4: Amplification Arrangement 5: Division & Distribution Arrangement 6: Refutation Arrangement 7: Narratio Arrangement 8: Complete Persuasive Essay – Review & Practice Arrangement 9: Complete Persuasive Essay – Review & Practice E lo c u ti o n 3 Problems Every Writer Faces The Classical Canons of Composition Elocution 1: Outline to Text Fragments & Run-ons Elocution 2: Scheme – Parallelism 1 Elocution 3: Basic Editing – Verbs Verb Agreement Elocution 4: Scheme – Parallelism 2 Elocution 5: Scheme – Antithesis Elocution 6: Trope – Similes Elocution 7: Scheme – Anaphora Elocution 8: Trope – Metaphor Elocution 9: Review R e a d in g Corbett and Connors: Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student: Arrangement and Persuasion (80 pages) They Say, I Say (Whole book and exercises in class) Silvae Rhetoricae (Forest of Rhetoric) Reading and exercises on Google Classroom Classic Short stories for essay assignments by Flannery O’Connor, Ursula K LeGuin, James Joyce, and others Book on pre- approved research topic Scholarly articles, journal articles, periodicals, newspaper stories on research topic Example essays and speeches Literary examples of devices, schemes, and tropes to help students write their own Personal Statement/ College Essay seminar Analyzing contempora ry writing with terms learned: fallacies, rhetorical devices, and LEP from Aristotle E ss a y s T o p ic s Beauty and the Beast/ Goldilocks (intro) (Review Gift of the Magi) Eveline by James Joyce (Araby) The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas (exerpts) by Ursula K LeGuin (Brothers K Excerpt) Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O’Connor (Parker’s Back) The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell (The Interlopers by Saki) The Lady or the Tiger by Frank Stockton (The Discourager of Hesitancy) `A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell (non-fiction historical sources and The Constitution) Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell (Politics and the English Language) The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving Research Material (individual) Select personal statements, Supreme Court Statements, eulogies, and exemplary essays A d d it io n a l W ri ti n g E x e rc is e s Summarizing paragraphs with and without persuasive techniques Paraphrase Writing and inferring from images Writing with and without irony Writing in multiple styles for several effects Framing quotes properly, MLA, Attribution of sources Practice paraphrasing synthesizing, and reporting research without inadvertent plagiarism The four types of academic writing: Expository, Descriptive, Persuasive, Narrative Practice Reading and outlining college essay prompts Adapting Lost Tools universal outline to other work Rhetorical Exercises with Silvae Rhetoricae on Google Classroom Research Paper summaries, book report, and final paper/prese ntation