Understanding rhetoric: a graphic guide to writing. / Elizabeth Losh ...[et. al]
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TextPublisher: Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2014Description: x, 291 p. : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780312640965 (pbk.)Subject(s): English language -- Rhetoric -- Comic books, strips, etc | Rhetoric -- Comic books, strips, etcGenre/Form: Graphic novels. DDC classification: 808/.042 LOC classification: PE1408.L69Online resources: Student site | Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes index.
Contents: Spaces for writing: Discovering contexts for writing -- Going boldly through writing processes -- Exploring visual literacy -- Reframe : why rhetoric? why a comic book? -- Why rhetoric?: Piecing together a definition of rhetoric -- Reanimating ancient views of rhetoric -- Setting rhetorical concepts loose on the world -- Reframe : what does Aristotle have to do with me? -- Strategic reading: Investigating texts and analyzing meaning -- Putting the pieces together with synthesis -- Using reading strategies -- Imagining ideal readers -- Reframe: how do I read this? -- Writing identities: Leaping into identities in writing -- Trying out choices for different audiences -- Revealing the performer within the text -- Reframe: what's my identity? -- Argument beyond pro and con: Spotlighting strategies for argument -- Setting the scene for arguable assertions -- Zooming in on claims and evidence -- Focusing on effective organization -- Reframe: the office hour! -- Research: more than detective work: Keeping the story straight -- Tracking down sources -- Deciding which sources to trust -- Making sources talk: summary, paraphrase, quotation -- Coming clean with citation -- Reframe: get a clue! -- Rethinking revision: Looking beyond the red ink -- Reviewing rhetorically -- Seeing through others' eyes -- Revising radically -- Reframe: am I missing something? -- Going public: Launching into the future of genres -- Navigating among media -- Entering the final frontier with publication -- Reframe: how does this look?--
This comics-style collaboration between rhetoricians Elizabeth Losh and Jonathan Alexander and illustrator team Big Time Attic presents the content of the composition course in a form designed to draw students in. Understanding Rhetoric: A Graphic Guide to Writing covers what first-year college writers need to know - the writing process, critical analysis, argument, research, revision, and presentation - in a visual format that brings rhetorical concepts to life through examples ranging from Aristotle to YouTube.
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