RHETORICAL CRITICISM

RFSS 257/SPCM 412

On this page, you will find various curricular development materials I created for SPCM 412: Evaluating Contemporary Rhetoric.* Because this is class is very writing-focused, I have included materials for two in-class workshops on the topics of Research and Outlining & Organizing.

*I now teach a slightly modified version of this class as RFSS 257: Rhetorical Criticism.

Rhetorical Criticism: Text

SYLLABUS

Course syllabus for SPCM 412

SPCM 412 Syllabus

WORKSHOP - RESEARCH

In-class workshop for helping students research and find sources for their annotated bibliography and final paper.

Research Workshop

WORKSHOP - OUTLINING & ORGANIZING

Fill-in-the-blank worksheet for workshop to help students outline and organize their final critical essay.

Outlining Workshop

CRITICAL ESSAY

Assignment description, expectations, and rubric for the Critical Essay project.

Critical Essay

RHETORICAL APPROACH MULTIMODAL MINI-PROJECT

Assignment description, expectations, and rubric for the multimodal mini-project in which students find a creative, multimodal way to convey information about a rhetorical approach covered in class.

Multimodal Mini-Project

SAMPLE LESSON PLAN

Lesson plan including group work and discussion on the topic of Queer Criticism.

Lesson Plan

Rhetorical Criticism: List