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By Katt on Aug 11, 2007 in Blogroll, Pedagogy, Rhetoric | 0 Comments
Focus of the Lessons–Style
kinds of style
grand style
smooth and ornate arrangements of impressive words
middle style
lower yet not the lowest and most colloquial class of words
plain style
brought down to the most current idiom of standard speech
Virtues of Speech
Correctness
Quality of style by which one speaks or writes [...]
By Katt on Aug 9, 2007 in Blogroll, First Year Composition (FYC), Pedagogy, Rhetoric | 1 Comment
So…I’m going to divide this post into two general parts:
Rhetoric in secondary composition education
Rhetoric in post-secondary composition education
Within each of those divisions, I will focus on four specific points
Facets of rhetoric that should be taught (rhetorical concepts)
Why it would be taught at this level
Benefit to the student if this material was taught at this level
Benefit [...]
By Katt on Jul 30, 2007 in Basic Writing, Blogroll, Definitions (Technology and Rhetoric Oriented), First Year Composition (FYC), Rhetoric | 0 Comments
That last entry is likely a bit confusing if you have no idea what a progymnasmata is. Now, generally, I would just say to you intelligent readers “more information on the progymnasmata is at the BYU Pedagogy page. However, since I am planning on including several more entries on this topic in the next [...]
By Katt on Jul 28, 2007 in Pedagogy, Rhetoric | 0 Comments
When I began teaching, I had a phenomenal mentor who passed on his endless wisdom through the two years we worked at the same institution. During these two years, I began to develop, as all fledgling teachers do, my own style. Then, I began on the path to pursuing my PhD in rhetoric and soon [...]
By Katt on Jul 26, 2007 in Blogroll, Recommended Reading, Rhetoric | 0 Comments
Logie,John. “‘I Have No Predecessor to Guide My Steps’: Quintilian and Roman Authorship.” Rhetoric Review, 22.4(2003): 353-73.
John Logie’s “I Have No Predecessor to Guide Me” (2003) asserts that Quintilian, contrary to scholarly opinion, was indeed an author of original material and not just a compiler of previous scholarship. Reviewing the current scholarship regarding the question [...]
