In your courses and career, you will compose essays, reports, photos, graphics, web pages, and more. BECOMING RHETORICAL gives you the tools and the training you need to create successful communications in all of these formats and in different situations. First you will learn tools of analysis -- ways to investigate different aspects of a situation that will guide you to respond in the best possible way. Then you will learn how to draw on the specific capabilities of each medium of composition -- words, still images, sounds, video -- to create compositions that affect your audience in the ways you intend. As you learn to analyze and compose, you will read examples annotated by the author to show you exactly how it is done, and practice on projects large and small. Whether you have to design a brochure or make a video, BECOMING RHETORICAL gives you the foundations to make it work.

About the Author
Jodie Nicotra earned her Ph.D. in English from Penn State University in 2005. From 2005-2021, she taught writing and rhetoric courses at the University of Idaho, where she also served as director of the composition program and department chair before leaving to pursue a career in writing. She now works on multiple writing projects while also serving as a consultant for various clients. Nicotra lives in Moscow, Idaho, with her husband, daughter, two orange tabbies and seven obnoxious chickens.


Book Information
ISBN 9781305956773
Author Jodie Nicotra
Format Paperback
Page Count 672
Imprint Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc
Weight(grams) 635g
Dimensions(mm) 233mm * 163mm * 18mm