Iowa State University
Speech Communication 412

Rhetorical Criticism

Contacting Me	Prof. Jean Goodwin goodwin@iastate.edu office hours and complete contact info
Course Goals	In this course, you will learn: Analysis How to observe significant details in rhetorical artifacts. Synthesis How to put the details you notice together into a cogent understanding of how the artifact works to persuade. Judgment How to use your overall understanding to form a sound assessment of the artifact. Expression How to convey your analysis, synthesis, and judgment powerfully to others, both orally and in writing.
Course Materials	Syllabus (doc format) Schedule (doc format) Take-home midterm First Oral Exam speech: Wednesday group. Second Oral Exam speech: Friday group. Third Oral Exam speech: Friday/15th week group.
Other Resources	Websites with speeches and related info: American Rhetoric--a very comprehensive set of speech texts, recordings and videos Douglass: Archives of American Public Address Great American Speeches Gifts of Speech: Women's Oratory The History Place: Great Speeches Collection History Channel: Speech Archives (audio clips) Resources from other rhetorical criticism classes around the nation: "How to write a rhetorical criticism paper," from Prof. Leah Ceccarelli, University of Washington Neo-Aristotelian "Checklist for analyzing speeches," from Prof. Stephen Smith, University of Arkansas Other professor's syllabi (undergraduate): University of Northern Iowa University of Illinois Wake Forest University Puget Sound University of Arkansas Humboldt University Appalachian State Cal State Northridge (pdf*)
*Note	Materials marked with a "*" are in "pdf" or "Acrobat" format. For information and to download a free copy of the Acrobat Reader, try the Extension's PDF page.

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