Four by Four

Practical Methods for Writing Persuasively

Joyce Armstrong Carroll, Edward E. Wilson

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN: 9781598849516
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Authorship
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

Geared toward English and social studies teachers as well as school librarians, this book provides a clear and concise way to approach the teaching of persuasive writing—and to develop the skills students need to excel on high stakes tests as well. In Four by Four: Practical Methods for Writing Persuasively, well-known authors and teachers of writing Joyce Armstrong Carroll and Edward E. Wilson provide a practical guide to teaching students how to write persuasively. Organized in four chapters, each containing four sections, the text opens with a history of rhetoric that serves as a logical preface to the persuasive writing basics, guides, and patterns presented in the remainder of the book. It covers topics such as the Carroll/Wilson Inquiry Schemata as a data collection technique for persuasive writing, planning and organizing a persuasive paper, strategies for efficient editing, and writing the conclusion. Appropriate for educators who work with fourth-grade through college-level students in English and social studies, this guidebook spotlights the research process, a 21st-century skill that teachers should teach collaboratively with their school librarians.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Four Historical Influences on Persuasion
• Chapter 2: The Four Basics of the Persuasive Essay
• Chapter 3: Four Guides for Writing Persuasively
• Chapter 4: Four Patterns for Teaching the Persuasive Essay
• Appendix A: A Suggested Mnemonic Device for Students to Remember the Major Rhetoricians or a Quick Guide for Debaters
• Appendix B: Registers of Language Defined
• Appendix C: Persuasive Theses
• Appendix D: The Major Fallacies
• References
• Index
• ABOUT THE AUTHORS