First-year · Humanities

College Writing & Rhetoric

First-year composition: the rhetorical situation, a real writing process, building arguments, working with sources, and revising with style.

5 chapters15 lessons2 hr 6 min15 quick checks

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

  1. 01

    Chapter 1 · 3 lessons

    The Rhetorical Situation

    1. 1.1

      Audience, purpose & context

      8 min · Quick check

    2. 1.2

      Ethos, pathos & logos

      9 min · Quick check

    3. 1.3

      Reading rhetorically

      8 min · Quick check

  2. 02

    Chapter 2 · 3 lessons

    The Writing Process

    1. 2.1

      Invention & getting started

      8 min · Quick check

    2. 2.2

      Thesis & organization

      9 min · Quick check

    3. 2.3

      Drafting & paragraphing

      8 min · Quick check

  3. 03

    Chapter 3 · 3 lessons

    Building an Argument

    1. 3.1

      Claims, reasons & evidence

      9 min · Quick check

    2. 3.2

      Counterargument & rebuttal

      8 min · Quick check

    3. 3.3

      Logical fallacies

      8 min · Quick check

  4. 04

    Chapter 4 · 3 lessons

    Research & Sources

    1. 4.1

      Finding & evaluating sources

      9 min · Quick check

    2. 4.2

      Quoting, paraphrasing & synthesis

      9 min · Quick check

    3. 4.3

      Citation & academic integrity

      8 min · Quick check

  5. 05

    Chapter 5 · 3 lessons

    Revision & Style

    1. 5.1

      Revising for clarity & flow

      9 min · Quick check

    2. 5.2

      Sentence style & concision

      8 min · Quick check

    3. 5.3

      Editing & proofreading

      8 min · Quick check

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