eFiles

Computer Writing and Research Lab   Department of Rhetoric and Writing   Department of English   University of Texas at Austin

RHE 306: Rhetoric and Writing

Oral Presentation

Assignment Author
Anna Stewart KerrPedagogical Goals of the Assignment
For students to present their argument in oral format to the class, along with paper 3 at the end of RHE 306.

Great clips for teaching logical fallacies

Assignment Author
Ashley SquiresPedagogical Goals of the Assignment
To entertain as well as educate students about the use of fallacies in the media.

Revision Worksheet

Assignment Author
Lydia WilmethAttribution
Good Reasons and Trish Roberts-MillerPedagogical Goals of the Assignment
Get students to think critically about their .2 papers and how/where they need to be revised.

Choosing a controversy

Assignment Author
Stephanie Odom-RobertsonPedagogical Goals of the Assignment
To help students narrow down their research from a topic they are interested in to a manageable controversy they will research all semester.

Rhetorical Analysis in Film: An Inconvenient Truth

Assignment Author
Elspeth K. PalmerPedagogical Goals of the Assignment
To help students understand rhetorical analysis both in general and in relation to film. To introduce students to analysis of visual sources.

In Class Types of Argument

Assignment Author
Jessica GoudeauPedagogical Goals of the Assignment
Help students understand types of argument outlined in Good Reasons by finding examples in The Devil's Highway.

Who is speaking in informative articles?

Pedagogical Goals of the Assignment
To illustrate (visually) who is speaking in informative, journalistic articles so that students don't confuse a source's statements with the author's statements.

Peer Review Worksheet for Paper 2.1

Attribution
Lisa MoorePedagogical Goals of the Assignment
To help students identify ways in which their peers can be more specific in discussing appeals and move beyond summarization and focus on rhetorical analysis.