How to Teach and Assess Lost Tools of Writing II

Through this course, we will look at how LTW II approaches the canons of rhetoric: Invention, Arrangement, and Elocution. We will work through the deliberative address and its thesis-building, character bias and evidence substantiation, as well as proofs with terminating sentences, refutation with a counter argument, and language devices such as schemes and tropes. This is not a writing and editing course though it does address complex sentence usage. Participants need to be familiar with constructing complete sentences, understanding and utilizing parallelism, and editing and formatting.
Course Prerequisites: Participants should have: A strong working knowledge of all 8 lesson components from LTW I-
A strong understanding of parallelism -
An understanding of the differences between clauses and phrases-
Participants can prepare for this course by reviewing their knowledge of LTW I through lesson 8.
Films to watch to prepare for the course:
12 Angry Men, 1957, Director: Sidney Lumet
Course Objectives: Learn about educational pedagogy1.
Learn about LTW II structure 1.
Preview the formal elements of the deliberative essay1.
Preview and discuss Special Topics of Invention 1.
Discuss and practice Level II course elements1.
Discuss examples of assignments and assessments1.
Practice using the new schemes and tropes1.

Curriculum Texts:
Lost Tools of Writing Level II, 2nd edition CiRCE Institute-