Writing & Rhetoric Book 7: Encomium & Vituperation

In this one-semester book, students will learn to:

-Discern the main idea

-Use hyperbole and thesis

-Incorporate background and supportive detail

-Understand the difference between the genres of biography and autobiography

-Note the good and poor qualities present in a person or event

-Contrast different behaviors after weighing their merits

-Craft effective conclusions that encourage readers either to emulate or avoid specific behaviors

-Learn to write a research paper in all its parts, including making notecards, outlining, integrating sources, and citing sources