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 : Going public ; Launching into the future of genres ; Navigating among media ; Entering the final frontier with publication ; reframe ; how does this look?
Summary:
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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.