Students today have become the multi-task generation with texting, email and the web 2.0 in general. Technology could be seen as the new wave of learning in the classroom. Rhetoricians and Educators have tried some of the tools used…
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The Rhetoric of Sales: Infomercials in the Composition Classroom
by jgreene • • 2 Comments
For my final paper, I plan on engaging in a two-fold research project. The end result will produce a product that can hopefully be used in the composition classroom in order to educate students on various rhetorical strategies and how…
Proposal
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Zora Neale Hurston, anthropologist and author, definitely left a unique mark on Harlem Renaissance literature. In her most significant work, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston sends a feminist message about autonomy and remembering one’s experiences; nevertheless, many of her…
Response to Mystery Proposal
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We talked about Burke, but not about the Pentad. I found some sources that may help me: The Rhetoric of Fiction – Wayne C. Booth; Detective Fiction – Robin W. Wink; Bloody Murder – Julian Symons; The Detective Novel of…
Rhetorical effects of music in education
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Last year I was chastised for teaching English with musical and theatrical methods in the classroom. I was able to keep my students engaged and interested in the material that we were going through; consequently, my students internalized the learning…
The use of rhetorical and compositonal elements in the Harry Potter series.
by Kristen Phipps • • 3 Comments
I would like to research the rhetorical and compositional elements used in youth fiction, specifically the Harry Potter series, and to investigate what arguments are being made and the devices used to influence those arguments. This research area is important…
The Rhetoric of Women in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century American Literature
by Rachel • • 3 Comments
I have read and studied quite a bit of women’s literature as an English major, but upon taking this class, I find myself wondering about the rhetorical devices and strategies at play in not only the works I have studied…
5001 Proposal Is California still “the land of fruits and nuts?”
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The Rhetoric of the Gay Debate in a Liberal State California has long been considered a liberal state on most issues. People from other states often refer to California as “the land of fruits and nuts” and they aren’t talking…
Japanese Rhetoric
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A survey of rhetoric course begins in ancient Greece, moves to the Romans, heads westward over time through Europe and the New World. Our course attempts to include rhetoric from China, India and Persia, but still overlooks rhetorical contributions from…
5001 Proposal
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Dawn Hamilton English 5001 – Kim DeVries Research Proposal 3/12/09 Rhetoricians and educators have been trying for centuries to develop learning methods that encourage dialogic and participatory classroom settings. The struggle to create active- rather than passive-learners has been…