How this course works
The chapters and lessons below are the fixed course structure. When you start, LearnLive teaches each lesson interactively and adapts examples, pacing, and questions to you.
Complete syllabus
Every chapter and lesson
- 01
Chapter 1 · 3 lessons
The Rhetorical Situation
- 1.1
Audience, purpose & context
8 min · Quick check
- 1.2
Ethos, pathos & logos
9 min · Quick check
- 1.3
Reading rhetorically
8 min · Quick check
- 1.1
- 02
Chapter 2 · 3 lessons
The Writing Process
- 2.1
Invention & getting started
8 min · Quick check
- 2.2
Thesis & organization
9 min · Quick check
- 2.3
Drafting & paragraphing
8 min · Quick check
- 2.1
- 03
Chapter 3 · 3 lessons
Building an Argument
- 3.1
Claims, reasons & evidence
9 min · Quick check
- 3.2
Counterargument & rebuttal
8 min · Quick check
- 3.3
Logical fallacies
8 min · Quick check
- 3.1
- 04
Chapter 4 · 3 lessons
Research & Sources
- 4.1
Finding & evaluating sources
9 min · Quick check
- 4.2
Quoting, paraphrasing & synthesis
9 min · Quick check
- 4.3
Citation & academic integrity
8 min · Quick check
- 4.1
- 05
Chapter 5 · 3 lessons
Revision & Style
- 5.1
Revising for clarity & flow
9 min · Quick check
- 5.2
Sentence style & concision
8 min · Quick check
- 5.3
Editing & proofreading
8 min · Quick check
- 5.1