Detailed outline of the subject and student responsibilities. Define the term "rhetoric". Articulate the importance of effective communication. Class introductions.

7 Keys to effective communication and Public speaking. Summarize the history of rhetorical study, from the ancient Greeks to the modern-day. Identify the parts of discourse.

Define the three modes of appeal. Identify tropes and schemes, and explain their use in composition. Define inductive reasoning and some of its associated topics. Identify instances of inductive reasoning in writing and speech.

Compose an opinion piece essay on a topic of your choice. Brainstorm ideas for your own short speech. Argue points for and against your beliefs. Apply the elements of rhetoric you have learnt into your essay and presentation.

Read your essay to the class. Fellow students to ask questions.

Define deductive reasoning and some of its associated topics. Identify instances of deductive reasoning in writing and speech. Recognize and evaluate the strength of an argument's refutation.

Identify the modes of appeal and the logical reasoning of the featured speeches.

Identify both common and special topics used in sample writing/speeches, like cause and effect, testimony, justice and injustice, and comparison, and begin to recognize their use in other speeches.

Mid-term exam

Group Assignment essay and presentation instructions. Student to form groups to do joint assignment, plus plan their project's essay and presentation.

Identify examples from sample speeches of logical fallacies including the either/or fallacy, the fallacy of affirming the consequent, the argument ad hominem, the argument ad populum, begging the question, the complex question, and the use of imprecise language.

Group Assignment essay introductions due. Students continue on their project's essay and presentation. Teacher checks progress with each group on how their research and presentations are coming along.

Discuss the importance of winning and keeping an audience’s trust and the pros and cons of attempting to tear down the confidence in an opponent. Define for yourself the definition of "extremist rhetoric," debate its use as a political tool.

Consider the moral responsibilities of those who would seek to persuade others through language. Describe the origins of the practice of oratory. Recognize ways in which orators tailor their writing for the spoken word. Describe techniques for effective public speaking, both prepared and extemporaneous.

Group Assignment Presentations ~ audience to take notes and ask questions.

Group Assignment Presentations ~ audience to take notes and ask questions.

Group Assignment Presentations ~ audience to take notes and ask questions. Exam preparation ~ re-cap of key concepts learnt during the course.

Final Exam