The Best Rhetoric Books for Beginners

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Recommendations by Judith Langer, Deborah Dean, Vershawn Ashanti Young, Steve Graham and 3 others

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Book Cover of Jennifer Fletcher - Writing Rhetorically

By Jennifer Fletcher – Professor of English at California State University (you?) 

4.70
| 2021 | 318 Pages
Recommended for: 
Teachers and educators in writing. Ages 12 to Adults.
You will:
  • Learn to foster independent thinking in students through rhetorical strategies and frameworks.
  • Discover methods to enhance students' writing skills across various subjects and contexts.
  • Understand the importance of inquiry and invention in the writing process.
  • Develop skills for evidence-based reasoning and rhetorical decision making.
  • Explore practical approaches to teaching writing that empower student agency.
Reviews:
Concrete Strategies
Engaging Examples
Practical Advice
Empowering Approach
Well-Researched
Repetitive
Too Theoretical
  • New York Times Bestseller
Recommended by Judith Langer, Deborah Dean, Vershawn Ashanti Young and 4 others
Judith LangerThis is a must-read for ELA teachers, curriculum specialists and all others interested in helping students think and write more fully and deeply. It offers a thorough discussion of the critical aspects of rhetorical teaching, and is packed with examples teachers can easily use and adapt to their own class needs
Deborah DeanJennifer shares practices and insights from her own teaching journey that help us feel as though we are part of a team, working together, helping students develop as writers. I have marked so many pages that my copy looks like an advertisement for sticky notes!
Vershawn Ashanti YoungWriting Rhetorically is rich with guiding examples, templates, and a rhetorical voice that is warm and encouraging, though respectfully unrelenting on the best practices for teaching writing. This pedagogy not only helps student agency (I love this) but buttresses their authority and authenticity
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Book Cover of Stephen E. Lucas, Paul Stob - The Art of Public Speaking: 2023 Release

By Stephen E. Lucas – Professor Emeritus, National Communication Association Distinguished Scholar (you?) and 1 more 

4.69
| 2023 | 448 Pages
Recommended for: 
Students and educators in communication. Ages 12 to Adults.
You will:
  • Learn effective public speaking techniques to engage and inform an audience.
  • Discover how to structure speeches for maximum impact and clarity.
  • Understand the importance of audience analysis in speech preparation.
  • Explore various presentation technologies to enhance delivery.
  • Gain insights into overcoming public speaking anxiety and building confidence.
Reviews:
Easy to Read
Informative
Great Examples
Value for Money
Well-Structured
Repetitive
Expensive
  • New York Times Bestseller
  • Rated Amazon Best Book of the Year
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By TailoredRead – AI that creates personalized books for you 

4.98
| 2025 | 30-300 pages
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Recommended for: 
All readers across all knowledge levels.
You will:
  • Get a Rhetoric book tailored to your interests, goals, and background
  • Receive a book precisely matching your background and level of knowledge
  • Select which topics you want to learn, exclude the topics you don't
  • Define your learning goals and let your book guide you to accomplish them
  • Get all the knowledge you need consolidated into a single focused book
Reviews:
Insightful
Focused
Highly Personalized
Easy to Read
Engaging
Actionable
Up-to-Date
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Book Cover of Stephen E. Lucas - The Art of Public Speaking

By Stephen E. Lucas – Award-winning approach, widely used college textbook (you?) 

4.65
| 2019 | 448 Pages
Recommended for: 
College students studying public speaking. Beginner to Intermediate readers.
Reviews:
Informative Content
Easy to Read
Good Condition
Variety of Information
Detailed
Missing Online Access Code
Expensive
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