Table of Contents
Ashleigh Severson
Advanced Composition
Table of Contents
Front Matter:
Table of Contents*
Introduction*
How to Use this Textbook*
Unit 1:
Unit 1 Introduction*
Chapter 1 – What is a Discourse Community?
Chapter 2 – Discourse and Discourse Community
Chapter 3 – Identifying your Discourse Community
Unit 1 Conclusion*
Unit 2:
Unit 2 Introduction*
Chapter 4 – Multimodality
Chapter 5 – Writing the Genres of the Web
Chapter 6 – Basic Design Principles
Chapter 7 – Accessibility and Inclusion
Unit 2 Conclusion*
Unit 3:
Unit 3 Introduction*
Chapter 8 – Purpose of Narration
Chapter 9 – Writing a Narrative
Chapter 10 – Podcast Scripting, Opens, Bumpers, Endings
Unit 3 Conclusion*
Unit 4:
Unit 4 Introduction*
Chapter 11 – What is Argumentation?
Chapter 12 – Rhetoric of Argumentation
Chapter 13 – Basic Structure and Content of Argumentation
Chapter 14 – Understanding and Composing Researched Arguments
Chapter 15 – Failures in Evidence: When “Lots of Quotes” Can’t Save a Paper
Unit 4 Conclusion*
Self-Reflection \ “Writing About Yourself”:
Self-Reflection: Midterm/Final Assessment (Assignment Sheet)*
Self Reflection Introduction*
Reflective Writing*
Appendix
Back to Basics: The Perfect Paragraph
Citations and Attributions
Clarity and Concision
Drafting
Effective Thesis Statements
Intros and Outros
Listening to Sources, Talking to Sources
Narrative Essay Examples
Outlining
Persuasive Essay Examples
Prewriting Models
Researching and Finding Credible Sources
Revisiting and Editing
Rhetoric
Rhetorical Situation, Exigence, and Kairos
Writing from Start to Finish
Instructor Notes:
Unit 1: On Students Choosing Discourse Communities*
Unit 2: On Chapter Lengths and Multimodal Expectations*
Unit 3: On Creative Exercises in Storytelling*
Unit 4: On Presenting Arguments*
*-denotes editorials written by Collette Bliss and/or Ashleigh Severson.
