Four by Four

Joyce Armstrong Carroll, EdD, HLD, is codirector of Abydos Learning International, formerly the New Jersey Writing Project in Texas (NJWPT), with Edward E. Wilson. Edward E. Wilson is codirector of Abydos Learning International, formerly the New Jersey Writing Project in Texas (NJWPT), with Joyce Armstrong Carroll.

• IntroductionChapter 1: Four Historical Influences on Persuasion• The Greeks, • The Romans, • Thinkers of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, • Present-day Persuasion: A Commentary, • Model, • Application,Chapter 2: The Four Basics of the Persuasive Essay• Length, • Rhetorical Stance, • Organization, • Structure, • Model, • Application,Chapter 3: Four Guides for Writing Persuasively• Guide One: Find the Topic, • Guide Two: Craft the Thesis Statement, • Guide Three: Defend It, • Guide Four: End It, • Model, • Application,Chapter 4: Four Patterns for Teaching the Persuasive Essay• Fourteen-day Implementation Model, • Pattern One: Equal Arguments, • Pattern Two: Strawman, • Subpattern Strawman Plus, • Pattern Three: Concession, • Pattern Four: Nestorian Order,Appendix A: A Suggested Mnemonic Device for Students to Remember the Major Rhetoricians or a Quick Guide for DebatersAppendix B: Registers of Language DefinedAppendix C: Persuasive ThesesAppendix D: The Major FallaciesReferencesIndex

The writing is very clear and ably supported by numerous models and lesson plans. Those who do not teach but are interested in persuasive writing can apply the concepts to themselves, so while aimed at teachers, others can gain considerable clarity about and learn new methods for applying persuasive writing. . . . This work is recommended for English teachers of English where persuasive writing is on the curriculum.