Essay Readings

“Monster Culture (Seven Theses)” by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen
“Masters of Desire: The Culture of American Advertising” by Jack Solomon
“Black Monsters/White Corpses: Kanye’s Racialized Gender Politics” by Latoya Peterson
“Monster” Music Video by Kanyé West
“The Nature of Horror” by Noel Carroll

Readings on Writing

“How to Read Like a Writer” by Mark Bunn
“Motivating Your Argument” by Williams and Colomb
“Breaking into the Conversation” by Mark Gaipa
“Linking Evidence and Claims” by David Rossenwasser et al.
“Starting with What Others are Saying” by Gerald Graff et el.
“Acknowledgments and Responses” by Wayne Booth et al.

Handouts

Citing Sources
Rhetorical Situation
Ethos Logos Pathos
Argumentation
Effective Theses
Lens Analysis
Analyzing Using Simple Sentences
Visual Analysis
Effective Paragraphing
Functions of Sources
Identifying Problems
Strong Research Questions
Model Student Introductions
Transitions

Model Student Essays

Rhetorical Analysis Essay (excerpt)
Lens Analysis Essay (unparagraphed)
Lens Analysis Essay (paragraphed)
Scholarly Research Essay