Table Of Content1 Rhetorical Analysi s The Rhetorical Situation Rhetorical Appeals Analyzing Visual Texts: Identifying Rhetorical Appeals Style Analyzing Visual Texts: Analyzing Visual Rhetoric Putting It All Together: Analyzing Rhetoric Culminating Activity: Analyzing Rhetoric 2 Evidence-Based Argument Argument Claims Evidence Analyzing Visual Texts: Identifying Bias in Visual Texts Bringing Together Claims and Evidence Putting It All Together: Analyzing Multiple Sources Finding Your Position Culminating Activity: Analyzing Multiple Sources 3 Analysis of Fiction The Big Picture: Literary Elements Close Reading: Style Elements Putting It All Together: Analyzing Fiction Culminating Activity: Analyzing Fiction 4 Analysis of Poetry Step 1: Reading for Literal Meaning Step 2: Considering the Speaker Step 3: Reading for Detail Putting It All Together: Analyzing Poetry Culminating Activity: Analyzing Poetry 5 Redefining America: 2001 to the Present Introduction 2001 to the Present Writing Workshop: Analysis of Theme in Fiction Chronological Anthology Conversation: What Is the Future of Higher Education? Suggestions for Writing 6 A Meeting of Old and New Worlds: Beginnings to 1830 Introduction Beginnings to 1830 Writing Workshop: Rhetorical Analysis Chronological Anthology Conversation: What Does the Second Amendment Mean Today? Suggestions for Writing 7 America in Conflict: 18301865 Introduction 18301865 Writing Workshop: Close Analysis of Fiction Chronological Anthology Conversation: Would Reparations Address the Legacy of Slavery? Suggestions for Writing 8 Reconstructing America: 18651917 Introduction 18301865 Writing Workshop: Argument Chronological Anthology Conversation: Has Income Inequality Created a New Gilded Age? Suggestions for Writing 9 America in the Modern World: 1917-1945 Introduction 1917-1945 Writing Workshop: Analysis of Poetry Chronological Anthology Conversation: What Place Should Cars Occupy in America's Future? Suggestions for Writing 10 The Rise of a Superpower: 1945-2000 Introduction 1945-2000 Writing Workshop: Evidence-Based Argument Chronological Anthology Conversation: How Much Military Spending Is Enough? Suggestions for Writing
SynopsisAmerican Lit and Rhetoric will help you ace your 11th grade English course, with a comprehensive anthology of American writers from long ago up to the current times.