For a FYW150 course, one approach to including a research and information literacy component is to task students to investigate a case study related to the class topic. The attached prompt provides an example research project related to capital punishment. Continue reading
This handout guides students through questions that jumpstart their rhetorical investigation of texts. Questions are organized around the rhetorical situation, audience, author, genre, content, and more. This handout can be used to guide in-class discussions of texts and for reference Continue reading
This slide-deck provides content for a lecture-style introduction to core FYW150 concepts, including rhetorical terms, genre, discourse, and visual rhetoric. The slide-deck also includes core learning outcomes for FYW-150 and a writing prompt. Attached as a downloadable PDF. Rhetorical Modes Continue reading
Attached is a syllabus for a FYW 150 course structured around a controversy on a single theme, and asks students to engage popular, trade, and academic texts. The paper sequence described in the syllabus is Map stakeholders and core positions Continue reading
For a FYW150 course using the “controversy” model, a good early paper asks students to construct a “map” of different stakeholder views in a controversy. Challenges FYW students tend to encounter are Creating a main theme: so the paper goes beyond flat summary Continue reading
Commercials are great for visual rhetoric, but what are some good readings to help students go beyond the usual “logos, pathos, ethos” critique? The essay, “On Reading a Video Text,” introduces students to a robust framework for visual rhetoric and Continue reading
