American Literature and Rhetoric
Second EditionRobin Aufses; Renee Shea; ; Katherine E. Cordes; Natalie Landaeta Castillo; Lawrence Scanlon
©2025American Literature and Rhetoric, Second Edition, provides everything you need to be successful in 11th grade English. Includes instruction in literary and rhetorical analysis and teaches you how to write an essay that will dazzle your teacher. Loads of examples of great writing for you to use as models for your own essays.
Table of Contents
1 Rhetorical Analysis
The Rhetorical Situation
Rhetorical Appeals
Analyzing Visual Texts: Identifying Rhetorical Appeals
Style
Analyzing Visual Texts: Analyzing Visual Rhetoric
Putting It All Together: Analyzing Rhetoric
Culminating Activity: Analyzing Rhetoric
2 Evidence-Based Argument
Argument
Claims
Evidence
Analyzing Visual Texts: Identifying Bias in Visual Texts
Bringing Together Claims and Evidence
Putting It All Together: Analyzing Multiple Sources
Finding Your Position
Culminating Activity: Analyzing Multiple Sources
3 Analysis of Fiction
The Big Picture: Literary Elements
Close Reading: Style Elements
Putting It All Together: Analyzing Fiction
Culminating Activity: Analyzing Fiction
4 Analysis of Poetry
Step 1: Reading for Literal Meaning
Step 2: Considering the Speaker
Step 3: Reading for Detail
Putting It All Together: Analyzing Poetry
Culminating Activity: Analyzing Poetry
5 Redefining America: 2001 to the Present
Introduction 2001 to the Present
Writing Workshop: Analysis of Theme in Fiction
Chronological Anthology
Conversation: What Is the Future of Higher Education?
Suggestions for Writing
6 A Meeting of Old and New Worlds: Beginnings to 1830
Introduction Beginnings to 1830
Writing Workshop: Rhetorical Analysis
Chronological Anthology
Conversation: What Does the Second Amendment Mean Today?
Suggestions for Writing
7 America in Conflict: 1830‒1865
Introduction 1830‒1865
Writing Workshop: Close Analysis of Fiction
Chronological Anthology
Conversation: Would Reparations Address the Legacy of Slavery?
Suggestions for Writing
8 Reconstructing America: 1865‒1917
Introduction 1830‒1865
Writing Workshop: Argument
Chronological Anthology
Conversation: Has Income Inequality Created a New Gilded Age?
Suggestions for Writing
9 America in the Modern World: 1917–1945
Introduction 1917–1945
Writing Workshop: Analysis of Poetry
Chronological Anthology
Conversation: What Place Should Cars Occupy in America’s Future?
Suggestions for Writing
10 The Rise of a Superpower: 1945–2000
Introduction 1945–2000
Writing Workshop: Evidence-Based Argument
Chronological Anthology
Conversation: How Much Military Spending Is Enough?
Suggestions for Writing