Category: Disciplinary Origins (Week 1)
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week 1: disciplinary origins
A reflection on the exploration of the evolution of rhetoric, its key figures, its deep ties to politics and religion and how that impacts society today.
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Pettygogy: In Defense of Writing
Pedagogy has evolved — but for worse. A new era of education has emerged, and it is hurting students’ most fundamental skill — writing.
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Importance of the Writing Process and Peer Collaboration
Here I highlight and break down the writing process, and the importance of collaboration with your peers. Good writers always ask for second opinions.
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A Mark of Humanity
The desire to persuade is so uniquely human. This modern confusion about the roots and connotations of rhetoric are demonstrative of our shift in culture.
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Past and Present Pedagogy
In this post, I cover my experience in writing classes. The readings covered helped change my view of writing pedagogy.
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Still no WAC in place
The Russell text gives a good history of the mindset towards providing a Writing across curriculum that will benefit and not just appease.
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Rejecting the Monster Sandwich Outline
This blog post discusses my beginning-of-the-semester thoughts regarding how we teach writing and who is most suitable for teaching it.
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Rhetorically Speaking…
With the help of Sonja K. Foss, Karen A. Foss, and Robert Trapp’s Perspectives on the Study of Rhetoric, we deep dive into rhetoric.
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Exploring the Roots and Evolution of Composition and Rhetoric Studies in America
The study of rhetoric has been shaped by the influence of English departments, textbook development, and the focus on writing In the disciplines.
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“Shaping Tools: Textbooks and the Development of Composition-Rhetoric”
Robert Conners’ “Shaping Tools: Textbook and the Development of Composition Rhetoric” discusses teaching writing and how it has evolved.