Comp Notes

The second in our research series, this episode discusses systems for classifying sources.

Transcript here

Additional Materials

• From Choosing and Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research
  • "Categorizing Sources"
  • "Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources"
  • "Popular, Substantive Popular, Professional, & Scholarly"
  • "Publication Formats and the Information Cycle"
  • "Thinking about Roles of Sources," "BEAM: A Solution that Might Shine," and "Using BEAM: An Example"
• From A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Composition
  • "Types of Sources: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary"
  • "Popular Sources"
  • "Scholarly Sources"

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This episode begins a series on research.  It talks about what research is and shares strategies for choosing a research focus.

Transcript here

Additional Materials

• College Composition and Communication's "Research (poster)"
• Purdue OWL's "Research: Where to Begin"
• Writing Across the Curriculum Clearinghouse's "Developing a Research Question"
• Emilie Zickel's "Developing a Research Question"
• "Narrowing a Topic," "Regular vs. Research Questions," and "Developing Your Research Question"  from Choosing Using Sources:  A Guide to Academic Research
• Bonus: Dana Lynn Driscoll's "Introduction to Primary Research: Observations, Surveys, and Interviews"
  • This essay discusses other forms of research not discussed in the episode.

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This episode discusses strategies for arrangement, or organizing your writing.

Transcript here.

Additional Materials:

• Patterns of development (a handout I give my students)
• Guide to Grammar and Writing's "Coherence: Transitions Between Ideas"
• Silva Rhetoricae's "Arrangement"
• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Writing Center's "Flow"
• Writing Across the Curriculum Clearinghouse's "Organizing Documents"
•  Monique Babin et. al's "Transitions: Developing Relationships between Ideas"

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This episode discusses the features of a thesis statement, along with some strategies for creating one.

Transcript here.

Additional Materials:

•  Yvonne Bruce and Emilie Zickel's "Creating the Thesis" from A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing
• The Word on College Reading and Writing's "Finding the Thesis"
• Purdue OWL's "Tips and Examples for Writing Thesis Statements"
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Writing Center's "Thesis Statements"
• Writing Across the Curriculum Clearinghouse's "Developing a Thesis Statement"

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This episode discusses the rhetorical moves needed to create an effective conclusion.

Transcript here

Additional materials: 

• Purdue OWL's "Conclusions"
• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center's "Conclusions"
• Guide to Grammar and Writing's "Concluding Paragraphs"
• University of Wisconsin-Madison's Writing Center "Make Your Last Words Count"
• "Writing Conclusions" from Carol Burnell et. al's The Word on College Reading and Writing

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This episode discusses the moves needed to make an effective introduction in a piece of writing.

Transcript here

Additional materials:

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's "Introductions"
• Purdue OWL's "Organization and the CARS Model"
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center's "Invest in Your Introduction"
• The Word on College Reading and Writing's "Writing Introductions"
• Quillbot's "How to Write an Introduction: Examples and Tips"

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This episode discusses the rhetorical appeal of ethos, which focuses on the composer's credibility.

Transcript here.

Additional Materials:

• Silva Rhetoricae's "Ethos"
• LitChart's "Ethos:  Definition and Examples"
• Grammarly's "What is Ethos?  History, Definition, and Examples"
• Quillbot's "What is Ethos?  Definition, Meaning, and Examples"
• MasterClass's "What is Ethos?  Definition of Ethos with Examples"

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This episode discusses the rhetorical appeal pathos.

Transcript here.

Additional Resources:

• Silva Rhetoricae's "Pathos"
• LitChart's "Pathos"
• Grammarly's "What is Pathos?  History, Definition, and Examples"
• Quillbot's "What is Pathos?  Definition, Meaning, and Examples"
• MasterClass's "What is Pathos?  Definition of Pathos with Examples"

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This episode focuses on the rhetorical appeal of logos.

Transcript here.

Additional Resources:

• Silva Rhetoricae's "Logos"
• Lit Charts' "Logos"
• Grammarly's "What is Logos?  History, Definition, and Examples"
• Quillbot's "What is Logos?  Definition, Meaning, and Examples"
• MasterClass's "What is Logos?  Definition and Examples of Logos in Literature?"

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This episode provides an overview of the three artistic proofs: ethos, logos, and pathos.  We define each one and talk about how they can be used to construct a piece of communication.

Transcript here.

Additional Resources:  

• Silva Rhetoricae's "Persuasive Appeals"
• Purdue OWL's "Aristotle's Rhetorical Situation" (overlaps with rhetorical situation) and "Using Rhetorical Strategies for Persuasion"
• Melanie Gagich and Emilie Zickel's "Rhetorical Appeals:  Logos, Pathos, and Ethos Defined"
• The Speaker's Lab's "What are Ethos, Pathos, and Logos?: Rhetorical Appeals"

 Comp Notes © 2024 by  Mark Sutton  is licensed under  CC BY-NC-SA 4.0