Course Information

 

“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” –Angela Davis

 

 

Instructor: Teresa Hamilton Email: tlh40@psu.edu

Office Location: 120 Burrowes Building, Desk B and 111 Kern Suite G

Office hours Wednesday 1:00-4:00, Thursday 3-4 and by Appointment

Textbooks and Readings:

Keywords online textbook: https://sites.psu.edu/caskeywords/ Passcode:SpeakingWell4Life!

How to Write with Flair by Heather Holleman. IBSN: 978-1453721209

Easy Writer by Andrea Lunsford. 8th edition. IBSN: 978-1319244224

PDF course readings (Canvas)

Penn State Rhetoric and Civic Life RCL  for Student Sample Work

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Rhetoric and Civic Life, a two-semester honors course, offers comprehensive training in oral, written, visual, and digital communication for the twenty-first century. It unites these various modes under the flexible art of rhetoric and uses rhetoric both to strengthen communication skills and to sharpen awareness of the challenges and advantages presented by oral, written, visual, and digital modes.

In this course, the second of a two-part sequence, students will hone their rhetorical skills within the context of civic life by 1) developing stances and persuasive arguments 2) learning to deliberate effectively and 3) crafting advocacy appeals with attention to mode of delivery.