COMPOSITION III (INTERMEDIATE READING AND WRITING)

COMPOSITION III (INTERMEDIATE READING AND WRITING) is a sample intermediate college-level multimodal reading and writing course. Subject matter includes: source documentation, intermediate argumentation, style, intermediate analytical reading and writing, and intermediate visual composition (In this course, less emphasis is given to grammar, punctuation, source documentation, general writing skills, and general reading skills, since a mandatory knowledge of these skills is required to complete the course). Recommended Materials: a competent rhetoric (addressing different argument organizations) and a competent handbook.


Formatting & Secondary Research (Chapter 1)
Secondary Sources		Video
Quoting		Video
Paraphrasing
Parenthetical Summaries
APA Format – UVUOWL
APA Parenthetical Citations/In-Text Cited Material
APA Bibliographic Citations/Works Cited Material
APA Bibliographic Citations Exercise	Key
APA Documentation/Punctuation Exercise	Key

Annotated Bibliographies (Chapter 2)
Annotated Bibliographies
Annotated Bibliography Assignment
Annotated Bibliography Scaffold
Annotated Bibliography Sample

Primary Research (Chapter 3)
Primary Sources
Primary Sources (Informal Sketches)
Informal Sketch Exercise
Primary Sources (Informal Interviews)
Primary Sources (Informal Surveys)
Informal Surveys Exercise
Vivid Description

Arguments (Chapter 4)
Conventional Arguments
Arguments (Intermediate-Level)
Problem-Solution Argument Forms
Argument Scaffold (Intermediate-Level)
Natural Support
Artificial Support
Artificial Support - Ethos
Establishing Ethical Character
Artificial Support - Logos
Using Logic
Artificial Support - Pathos
Using Emotions

Toulminian Arguments
Toulminian Arguments
Toulminian Argument Diagram		Visual
Informal Toulminian Argument Example		Visual

Argumentative Fallacies (Chapter 5)
Argumentative Fallacies
Logical Fallacies
Logical Fallacies – UVUOWL
Counterarguments
Argument Pathway		Visual

Ornamentation/Embellishments (Chapter 6)
Ornaments/Embellishments
Basic Tropes
Basic Schemes
Intermediate Tropes
Intermediate Schemes

Analysis (Chapter 7)
Contextualization (Rhetorical Triangle)
Contextualization (Dramatistic Pentad)
Contextualization (Dramaturgical Model)
Contextualizing Rhetoric		Visual
Literary Terms – UVUOWL

Professional Documents (Chapter 8)
Letters
Letters of Application (Cover Letters)
Cover Letters – UVUOWL
Resumes – UVUOWL
Resumes
Reference Sheets – UVUOWL
Business Word Choice – UVUOWL

Document Design
Spacing and Characters
Visuals
Imaging
Visual Design Process
Basic Design Principles
Other Design Principles
Organic and Inorganic Design
Layout
Grid Design
Basic Grid Forms
Type
Intermediate Typography
Color
Intermediate Color
Lines, Rules, and Borders
Shapes, Objects, and Graphics
Numerical Tables
Visual Ornamentation
Visual Argument
Visual Disorders and Readability
Neurological Disorders and Readability
Integrating Visuals with Text
Creating Charts and Graphs

Projects
Powerpoints
Audio Documentary & Field Recording
Intermediate Web Authoring
Reading and Creating Visual Arguments
Oral Presentations (w/o Visual Aids)
Oral Presentations (w/ Visual Aids)