Four by Four: Practical Methods for Writing Persuasively

by Joyce Armstrong Carroll

In Four by Four: Practical Methods for Writing Persuasively, well-known authors and teachers of writing Joyce Armstrong Carroll and Edward E. Wilson provide a practical guide to teaching students how to write persuasively. Organized in four chapters, each containing four sections, the text opens with a history of rhetoric that serves as a logical preface to the persuasive writing basics, guides, and patterns presented in the remainder of the book. ||It covers topics such as the Carroll/Wilson Inquiry Schemata as a data collection technique for persuasive writing, planning and organizing a persuasive paper, strategies for efficient editing, and writing the conclusion. Appropriate for educators who work with fourth-grade through college-level students in English and social studies, this guidebook spotlights the research process, a 21st-century skill that teachers should teach collaboratively with their school librarians.

85 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very useful guide for teachers new to the teaching of persuasion, and a good review for the more experienced.

[Tammy Lynn]

Joyce does it again -- starting with the history of persuasion, followed by the basics of persuasive writing, then day by day guide, and ending with a fabulous appendix!