Rhetoric is a foundation of the humanities focused on understanding the practices of human communication. Rhetoric’s interests span from the earliest acts of speech to emerging modes of digital ...

A rhetorical analysis considers all elements of the rhetorical situation--the audience, purpose, medium, and context--within which a communication was generated and delivered in order to make an ...

This article reports results from an empirical study of seventy-five learners enrolled across four sections of a writing-intensive course, suggesting that the reading that occurs in a ...

Words convey meaning. And when you use words intentionally to communicate meaning, you practice written rhetoric. We practice written rhetoric in nearly every single course at Calvin University.

You realize that there is a power in writing—We’ll help you harness that power as you prepare for your career. When you study rhetoric and writing, you’ll discover how to effect change, create meaning ...

Writing a speech consists of composing the central point or thesis, the main-point sentences, the introduction and conclusion, and planning effective oral style. Since the organization of a speech is ...

To donate to the PWR, please make sure to enter or select the "Program for Writing and Rhetoric Fund" on the CU Boulder donation page. In this in-person course, directed toward science, engineering, ...

If you’re in college, chances are you have written a rhetorical analysis of a piece of writing before. Analyzing the tools authors use to influence their audience is a common assignment in most ...

To donate to the PWR, please make sure to enter or select the "Program for Writing and Rhetoric Fund" on the CU Boulder donation page. The Program for Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) is an award-winning, ...

Our program was founded in the 1980s by noted composition scholars Steven and Susan Tchudi and Mark Waldo. Over the last decade, the program has intentionally developed its faculty around an emphasis ...

The Writing Program at ESF is a space where artistic and humanistic insights can find creative ways to address our ecological crisis. The Environmental Writing minor creates a path to develop the ...

We offer both MA and PhD degrees in composition and rhetoric, both of which allow you to pursue a variety of interests in the field. Our nationally-prominent, award-winning faculty are deeply ...