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ERIC Number: EJ985767
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 18
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Com"position": Ecocomposition, Aristotle, and the First-Year Writing Course
Moe, Peter Wayne
Composition Forum, v24 Fall 2011
I see a parallel between the illiteracy I witnessed while working in the court system and the challenges facing first-year writers at the university. In both cases, problems arise due to unfamiliarity with the discourse community into which one enters. In response, because much of the language governing composition and rhetoric is rife with place and journey metaphors (note the metaphor I just used of entering "into" a community, suggesting it is a place), I posit that ecocomposition theory may provide a fresh lens through which to view classical rhetoric. After providing a read of Aristotle's "Rhetoric" focusing on issues of place and ecology, I offer how such theory, which I playfully term "EcoStotle," might be applicable to a first-year composition course. The benefit to this approach to classical rhetoric and ecocomposition is that it is grounded in argumentation, thereby promoting literacy for our students, whatever discourse community they enter. (Contains 9 notes.)
Association of Teachers of Advanced Composition. e-mail: cf@compositionforum.com; Web site: http://compositionforum.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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