Understanding rhetoric : a graphic guide to writing by Losh, Elizabeth M. (Elizabeth Mathews), author, Alexander, Jonathan, 1967- author; Cannon, Kevin, illustrator; Cannon, Zander, illustrator instant download

Understanding rhetoric : a graphic guide to writing by Losh, Elizabeth M. (Elizabeth Mathews), author, Alexander, Jonathan, 1967- author; Cannon, Kevin, illustrator; Cannon, Zander, illustrator instant download

xi, 291 pages : 24 cm, 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, Includes index, Introduction : Spaces for writing ; Discovering contexts for writing ; Going boldly through writing processes ; Exploring visual literacy ; reframe : why rhetoric? why a comic book? -- Issue 1 : 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? -- Issue 2 : 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? -- Issue 3 : Writing identities ; Leaping into identities in writing ; Trying out choices for different audiences ; Revealing the performer within the text ; reframe ; what's my identity? -- Issue 4 : 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! -- Issue 5 : 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! -- Issue 6 : Rethinking revision ; Looking beyond the red ink ; Reviewing rhetorically ; Seeing through others' eyes ; Revising radically ; reframe ; am I missing something? -- Issue 7