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Rhetoric and Composition

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Rhetoric and Composition

This course uses principles of rhetoric to teach writing. Its primary focus is teaching writing in different genres considering the rhetorical situation of each genre.

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What you will learn

  • Write in a variety of genres for various audiences, purposes, and situations.
  • Practice effective and efficient writing strategies, including generating, developing, and focusing ideas.
  • Review drafts of the peers and give useful feedback.
  • Revise and edit for clarity, consistency, and correctness on the basis of received feedback from the peers.
  • Locate information in library and web resources and respond to others' ideas within their own writing.
  • Form effective hypotheses/thesis statements/arguments.

Course Content

8 sections • 66 lectures • 00h 31m total length
Chapter Detail - by Dr. Neelam

DURATION: 2 HRS

DESCRIPTION

This is an introductory module to familiarize students with what rhetoric is and what is its connection with writing. 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this module, the students will be able to:

  1. Understand how rhetoric and writing is related.
  2. Understand why rhetoric is important in writing. 

MODULE CONTENTS

The topics to be covered in this module include:

  1. Reading different definitions of rhetoric from classical to the present.
  2. Using rhetoric in writing.

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

  • Pre-recorded lectures
  • Assignments
  • Videos and other audio/visual media 

ONLINE VIDEO LINKS

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpooxL-i5UI

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

  • Handouts prepared by the instructor and sharable material from different sources. 

LEARNERS’ TASKS/ACTIVITIES

To understand the significance of rhetoric in writing, the students will write speeches to see how rhetoric works.

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What is Rhetoric - Lecture Notes - by Dr. Neelam
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Why Rhetoric - Lecture Notes - by Dr. Neelam
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Lecture Slides - by Dr. Neelam
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Reference Material - by Dr. Neelam
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Module 1: Recorded Lecture - by Maham
4min
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Chapter Detail - by Dr. Neelam

DURATION: 7 HRS

DESCRIPTION

This module is designed to familiarize students with the basics of Rhetoric, and its canons. knowing the principles of rhetoric will help the students to understand why rhetoric is useful in composition. 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this module, the students will learn:

  1. What rhetoric is.
  2. How it is used.
  3. What are its canons?

MODULE CONTENTS

The topics to be covered in this module include:

  1. The definition of rhetoric.
  2. Branches of rhetoric—deliberative, judicial (forensic), epideictic. 
  3. The canons of rhetoric—invention, arrangement, style, memory, delivery. 
  4. Reading passages to see the use of rhetoric.

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

  • Pre-recorded lectures
  • Assignments
  • Videos and other audio/visual media 

ONLINE VIDEO LINKS

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

  • Handouts prepared by the instructor and shareable material from different sources. 

LEARNERS’ TASKS/ACTIVITIES

Read and analyze passages from different genres to identify the canons of rhetoric.

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Branches of Rhetoric - by Dr. Neelam
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Canons of Rhetoric - by Dr. Neelam
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Lecture Slides - by Dr. Neelam
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Reference Material - Rhetorical Triangle - by Dr. Neelam
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Reference Material - Canons of Rhetoric - by Dr. Neelam
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Reference Links - by Dr. Neelam
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Module 2: Recorded Lecture - by Dr. Neelam
6min
Arrangement Activity - Practice Activity - by Dr. Neelam
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Invention Activity - Practice Activity - by Dr. Neelam
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Chapter Detail - by Dr. Neelam

DURATION: 5 HRS

DESCRIPTION

This module is designed to familiarize students with the concept of rhetorical situation. It focuses on training the students to understand that there is an exigence for every action, likewise writing/composition also has an exigence, a circumstance that bring the text into existence.   

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this module, the students will learn:

  1. What rhetorical situation is.
  2. How to identify the rhetorical situation.
  3. How to decide what genre to select for a certain rhetorical situation.

MODULE CONTENTS

The topics to be covered in this module include:

  1. The definition of rhetorical situation.
  2. The components of a rhetorical situation.

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

  • Pre-recorded lectures
  • Assignments
  • Videos and other audio/visual media 

ONLINE VIDEO LINKS

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

  • Handouts prepared by the instructor and sharable material from different sources. 

LEARNERS’ TASKS/ACTIVITIES

To select genres for writing for different rhetorical situations.

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Lecture Notes - by Dr. Neelam
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Lecture Slides - by Dr. Neelam
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Reference Material - by Dr. Neelam
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Module 3: Recorded Lecture - by Dr. Neelam
4min
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Chapter Detail - by Dr. Neelam

DURATION: 7 HRS

DESCRIPTION

This module is designed for genre awareness. Students will learn that genres are stable yet flexible and every genre has its own features and characteristics, along with its rhetorical situation.  

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this module, the students will be able to:

  1. Understand what genres are.
  2. Learn that genres are stable, yet flexible. 
  3. Understand that genres are determined by the rhetorical situations.

MODULE CONTENTS

The topics to be covered in this module include:

  1. Reading different genres to understand their features and characteristics. 
  2. Writing responses to express genre awareness. 
  3. Genre awareness report writing

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

  • Pre-recorded lectures
  • Assignments
  • Videos and other audio/visual media 

ONLINE VIDEO LINKS

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

  • Handouts prepared by the instructor and sharable material from different sources. 

LEARNERS’ TASKS/ACTIVITIES

The students will read and analyze texts and write to understand the genre conventions. They will also practice writing in different genres to see how rhetorical situations/five factors help write effectively.

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Genre Awareness - Lecture Notes - by Dr. Neelam
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Report Writing - Lecture Notes - by Dr. Neelam
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Lecture Slides - by Dr. Neelam
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KimJongUnOnion - Reference Material - by Dr. Neelam
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SampleObituaries - Reference Material - by Dr. Neelam
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Very Different Obituaries - by Dr. Neelam
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Reference Links - by Dr. Neelam
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Module 4: Recorded Lecture - by Maham
3min
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Rhetorical Analysis - Advice - by Dr. Neelam
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Chapter Detail - by Dr. Neelam

MODULE 5: Rhetorical Analysis

DURATION: 7 HRS

DESCRIPTION

This module is designed to train students to do a rhetorical analysis of texts, specifically print advertisements and TV commercials. Students will be familiarized with the rhetorical appeals—logos, ethos, pathos—and will be trained to read texts to identify these appeals. They will also be familiarized with the logical fallacies used in the texts. 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this module, the students will be able to:

  1. Write rhetorical analysis.
  2. Identify rhetorical appeals and logical fallacies.
  3.  Write effective argumentative thesis statements.

MODULE CONTENTS

The topics to be covered in this module include:

  1. Reading rhetorical analyses as samples. 
  2. Writing rhetorical analysis as a genre. 
  3. Writing thesis statements for the analysis essay.
  4. Identifying texts to study

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

  • Pre-recorded lectures
  • Assignments
  • Videos and other audio/visual media 

ONLINE VIDEO LINKS

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

  • Handouts prepared by the instructor and shareable material from different sources. 

LEARNERS’ TASKS/ACTIVITIES

The students will read and analyze texts to understand the genre to later emulate the genre on the texts selected by themselves (with prior approval from the instructor). 

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Rhetorical Analysis - Lecture Notes - by Dr. Neelam
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Lecture Slides - by Dr. Neelam
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Reference Links - by Dr. Neelam
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Reference Material - List of Logical Fallacies - by Dr. Neelam
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Module 5: Recorded Lecture - by Maham
5min
Rhetorical Analysis Activity - Practice Activity - by Dr. Neelam
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Rhetorical Analysis Anatomy of a Letter - Practice Activity - by Dr. Neelam
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Rhetorical Analysis Advertisement - Practice Activity - by Dr. Neelam
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Rhetorical Analysis - Graded Activity - by Dr. Neelam
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Chapter Detail - by Dr. Neelam

DURATION: 7 HRS

DESCRIPTION

This module is designed to familiarize students specifically with the concept of ‘Kairos’ (timeliness) in writing. The selection of the timely topic for the research commentary will enable students to understand the importance of ‘Kairos’ in every genre of writing. 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this module, the students will learn:

  1. What Kairos is.
  2. How it helps in invention. 
  3. How to comment critically on an ongoing debate. 
  4. How to incorporate other “voices” in the argument. 

MODULE CONTENTS

The topics to be covered in this module include:

  1. Understanding Kenneth Burke’s “Parlor Metaphor.”
  2. Selection of a timely topic for the commentary.
  3. Gathering data on the conversation about the topic. 
  4. Writing a magazine style researched commentary.

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

  • Pre-recorded lectures
  • Assignments
  • Videos and other audio/visual media 

ONLINE VIDEO LINKS

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

  • Handouts prepared by the instructor and sharable material from different sources. 

LEARNERS’ TASKS/ACTIVITIES

Finding timely topics for the commentary on an ongoing debate/discussion/trend/issue and writing a magazine style commentary. 

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Kairos - Lecture Notes - by Dr. Neelam
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Researched Commentary - Lecture Notes - by Dr. Neelam
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Lecture Slides - by Dr. Neelam
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Reference Material - by Dr. Neelam
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Module 6: Recorded Lecture - by Maham
3min
Practice Activity 1 - by Dr. Neelam
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Practice Activity 2 - by Dr. Neelam
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Graded Activity - by Dr. Neelam
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Chapter Detail - by Dr. Neelam

DURATION: 6 HRS

DESCRIPTION

This module is a continuation of the “Rhetorical Analysis” module. In this module, the students will learn to use the principles of rhetoric to persuade an audience through visuals. 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this module, the students will be able to:

  1. To understand how rhetoric works through non-verbal means.
  2. To use visuals rhetorically to persuade the audience. 

MODULE CONTENTS

The topics to be covered in this module include:

  1. What visual rhetoric is.
  2. The means that help create visual rhetoric

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

  • Pre-recorded lectures
  • Assignments
  • Videos and other audio/visual media 

ONLINE VIDEO LINKS

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

  • Handouts prepared by the instructor and sharable material from different sources. 

LEARNERS’ TASKS/ACTIVITIES

The students will create visuals to learn how rhetoric can work through non-verbal means. This will be a fun project where the students can use technology, arts, or any other means they can think of to create the visuals.

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Lecture Notes - by Dr. Neelam
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Lecture Slides - by Dr. Neelam
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Reference Material - by Dr. Neelam
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Module 7: Recorded Lecture - by Maham
2min
Graded Activity - by Dr. Neelam
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Chapter Detail - by Dr. Neelam

DURATION: 6 HRS

DESCRIPTION

This module is designed to engage students in peer review process, revision, and editing.  

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this module, the students will learn:

  1. Giving and taking the feedback from the peer.
  2. Giving and taking critical reviews.
  3. Side-shadowing.
  4. Incorporating the feedback in the revised drafts. 

MODULE CONTENTS

The topics to be covered in this module include:

  1. Identifying a peer.
  2. Getting and providing feedback.
  3. Writing a peer review report.
  4. Revising the drafts.

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

  • Pre-recorded lectures
  • Assignments
  • Videos and other audio/visual media 

ONLINE VIDEO LINKS

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

  • Handouts prepared by the instructor and sharable material from different sources. 

LEARNERS’ TASKS/ACTIVITIES

Side-shadow their own papers to send for peer-review to get feedback, and review papers of the peers. 

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Lecture Notes - by Dr. Neelam
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Lecture Slides - by Dr. Neelam
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The Maker's Eye - Reference Material - by Dr. Neelam
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Reference Links - by Dr. Neelam
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Module 8: Recorded Lecture - by Maham
4min
Graded Activity - by Dr. Neelam
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Requirements

  • HSSC, A-Levels or equivalent

Description

 

Duration of the course:

  • 8 weeks (48 credit hours)

 

Requirements/Prerequisites:

    1. The candidate must have a higher secondary school certificate or completed A-Levels. 

    2. Understanding of the English Language

 

Description:

By introducing this course, I intend to familiarize the students with an emerging discipline that is already widely taught in North American universities. The course “Rhetoric and Composition” is not conflating the two terms “rhetoric” and “composition,” but by putting them together intends to propose using rhetoric in writing.  Neither rhetoric, nor writing is a new discipline; combining the two however gives a new approach to reading and writing genres that otherwise is not possible.   

 

Grading policy and assessment:

Here's the meaning behind the numbers I put on your work (you can use these statements as clues about how you might work toward a higher grade):

  • 80-100 (A)—You did what the assignment asked for at a high-quality level, and your work shows originality and creativity. Work in this range shows all the qualities listed above for a B; but it also demonstrates that the author took extra steps to be original or creative in developing content, solving a problem, or developing a verbal or visual style.

  • 70 to 79 (B to B+)—You did what the assignment asked of you at a high-quality level. Work in this range needs little revision, is complete in content, is organized well, and shows special attention to style and visual design.

  • 60 to 69 (C to C+)—You did what the assignment asked of you. Work in this range tends to need some revision, but it is complete in content and the organization is logical. The style, verbal and visual, is straightforward but unremarkable.

  • 50-59 (D to D+)—You did what the assignment asked for at a poor-quality level. Work in this range tends to need significant revision. The content is often incomplete, and the organization is hard to discern. Verbal and visual style is often non-existent or chaotic.

  • Below 50 (F)

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About the Instructor

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About the Instructor

Dr. Neelam Jabeen has earned her PhD from North Dakota State University, USA in English: Rhetoric, Writing and Culture. The generalist nature of the program allowed her to investigate diverse fields of inquiry like rhetorical criticism, medical rhetoric, young adult Literature, Composition Research, invention and innovation in rhetoric and writing along with several other areas. She also taught Composition to the undergraduate students in the US for about 4 years experimenting with different genres of writing. In her current position as an Assistant Professor of English at IIUI, she teaches several different subjects of literature and writing. She has published in some of the most prestigious journals in humanities like Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies, Journal of International Women's Studies and TRANSNATIONAL Literature. She considers herself a generalist although she is one of the pioneering critics of postcolonial ecofeminism.