Rhetoric is the study and art of communicating well. In Rhetoric Writing, we focus specifically on written communication using the 5 canons of rhetoric. 

Join Amanda as she leads our students through the 5 canons of rhetoric and the art of written communication in both formal and informal settings. The pinnacle of the Rhetoric Writing course is the senior thesis, which students will explore and learn about in Spring semester. Every lesson and class leads our students through the writing process so that they are fully equipped to handle whatever writing assignments they will encounter. 

Module 1 : Invention : focusing on what to write. This is a more in-depth study of invention than we take in the Dialectic Writing course. The writing focus here is on literary analysis, critique, and the persuasive essay. 

Module 2 : Arrangement : focusing on how to communicate in written form for a specific purpose. The writing focus here is on non-essay forms of writing. 

Module 3 : Style : focusing on how to make our writing interesting, clear, and engaging by using tropes, figures of speech, and other stylistic tools. The writing focus here is a combination of essay and non-essay forms, highlighting how to stylize each type of composition. 

Module 4 : Memory : focusing on memorizing our material. Many opportunities for writing require us to "pull material from our head". The writing focus here is on impromptu writing, like what you find on a standardized test, or speaking, like in apologetics or Mars Hill speeches. 

Module 5 : Presentation : focusing on presenting our written material. The final canon in rhetoric is presentation. However, this is not a public speaking course. The writing focus here is on the thesis. The thesis paper requires a student to work through all 5 canons to create an original written work.