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Four by Four
Practical Methods for Writing Persuasively
Four by Four
Practical Methods for Writing Persuasively
Description
Geared toward English and social studies teachers as well as school librarians, this book provides a clear and concise way to approach the teaching of persuasive writing—and to develop the skills students need to excel on high stakes tests as well.
In Four by Four: Practical Methods for Writing Persuasively, well-known authors and teachers of writing Joyce Armstrong Carroll and Edward E. Wilson provide a practical guide to teaching students how to write persuasively. Organized in four chapters, each containing four sections, the text opens with a history of rhetoric that serves as a logical preface to the persuasive writing basics, guides, and patterns presented in the remainder of the book.
It covers topics such as the Carroll/Wilson Inquiry Schemata as a data collection technique for persuasive writing, planning and organizing a persuasive paper, strategies for efficient editing, and writing the conclusion. Appropriate for educators who work with fourth-grade through college-level students in English and social studies, this guidebook spotlights the research process, a 21st-century skill that teachers should teach collaboratively with their school librarians.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Four Historical Influences on Persuasion
• The Greeks, • The Romans, • Thinkers of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, • Present-day Persuasion: A Commentary, • Model, • Application,
Chapter 2: The Four Basics of the Persuasive Essay
• Length, • Rhetorical Stance, • Organization, • Structure, • Model, • Application,
Chapter 3: Four Guides for Writing Persuasively
• Guide One: Find the Topic, • Guide Two: Craft the Thesis Statement, • Guide Three: Defend It, • Guide Four: End It, • Model, • Application,
Chapter 4: Four Patterns for Teaching the Persuasive Essay
• Fourteen-day Implementation Model, • Pattern One: Equal Arguments, • Pattern Two: Strawman, • Subpattern Strawman Plus, • Pattern Three: Concession, • Pattern Four: Nestorian Order,
Appendix A: A Suggested Mnemonic Device for Students to Remember the Major Rhetoricians or a Quick Guide for Debaters
Appendix B: Registers of Language Defined
Appendix C: Persuasive Theses
Appendix D: The Major Fallacies
References
Index
Product details
| Published | 23 Feb 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 84 |
| ISBN | 9781598849516 |
| Imprint | Libraries Unlimited |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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