*Advice Web Sites:
1.  Ask Jeeves:  www.askjeeves.com 
2.  Ask a Question:  www.abuzz.com
3.  Keen:  www.keen.com
4.  AskMe.com:  www.askme.com
5.  Expert.com:  www.exp.com
6.  AskAnything.com:  www.askanything.com
7.  InfoRocket:  www.inforocket.com
8.  ExpertCentral.com:  www.expertcentral.com
9.  Webhelp:  www.webhelp.com
10. So You Wanna.com:  www.soyouwanna.com
11. Click here to visit Sonja Foss' website.

1.  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html (for both APA and MLA)
      Slide Show on APA
      Summary Sheet for APA

Writing Scoring Guide

Case Study Critique Form 4/527

Sample Memo

2.  APA Update Click here
3.  http://www.mla.org/ (for MLA)
4.  For a quick grammar review (24 pages) click here
5.  Sample Scholarly Paper

6.  NCA 2007 Paper
7.  Sample Theory Article:  Language Acquisition

8.  Some readings and other stuff:

1.  Syllabi:  (Live), (Online); (Intersession); (Summer); (Study Guide for Exam #2):
    *Dan's Stuff
     Matching Exam # 2

2.  Article:  "The Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury

3.  Guide for the Interpersonal Paper

4.  Sample Student Interpersonal Paper

5.  An Interpersonal Diagnostic Tool

6.  The Communication Models
     -Action Model
     -Interaction Model
     -Transactional Model

7.  PowerPoint for Chapter 1--"Introduction" 
     Audio #1 for Chapter 1 PP
     Audio #2 for Chapter 1 PP
     Audio #3 for Chapter 1 PP (Case Study

10. PowerPoint for Chapter 4--"Emotions"
      Audio for Chapter 4 PP
      Some Emotions

11.PowerPoint for Chapter 5--"Language"
     Audio for Chapter 5 PP

12.PowerPoint for Chapter6--"Nonverbal"
     Audio for Chapter 6 PP     

13.PowerPoint for Chapter 7--"Listening"
     Audio #1 for Chapter 7 PP 
     Audio #2 for Chapter 7 PP

14.PowerPoint for Chapter 8--"Relationships"
     Audio for Chapter 8 PP 

15.PowerPoint for Chapter 9--"Climate"
     Audio for Chapter 9 PP 

16.PowerPoint for Chapter 10--"Conflict"
     Audio for Chapter 10 PP

1.  Syllabi:  (Regular Term), (Online), (Intersession), and (Summer)

2.  For the Informative Critique Form click here.

3.  For the Persuasive Critique Form click here.

4.  For a persuasive topics' pamphlet click here.

1.  Public Communication Review Notes

2.  Review Public Communication Power Point

3.  Speech Developmental Materials

4.  Speech Tips

5.  Great American Speeches

6.  Delivery Insights and Tips

7.  Virtual Presentation Assistant

8.  Lucas Web Site

9.  For a site featuring An Online Speech Bank click here 

10.For a site featuring Rhetorical Figures in Sound click here

11.For a critical thinking tool guide click here.
 

Click here for the course syllabus:

1.  On Socialization:
    PowerPoint for Lesson 2
    Click here for Audio on Socialization

2. On Structure I
    PowerPoint for Lesson 3
    Click here for Audio on Structure I

3.  On Structure II
    PowerPoint for Lesson 4
    Click here for Audio on Structure II

4. Background on Leadership Theory
    PowerPoint for Lesson 6 #1

6. More on Leadership Theory
    PowerPoint for Lesson 7 #3

7. Power and Organizational Communication
     # 1 The Nature of Power
     # 2 The Use of Power

8.  Politics and Organizational Communication
     PowerPoint for Lesson 10

9.  Conflict and Organizational Communication--Background
     PowerPoint for Lesson 11

10.Conflict and Organizational Communication--Management
     PowerPoint for Lesson 12

*Please note that there are PPs and additional materials for COMT330 on my web site on the "about Rhetoric" page and then go to "Rhetoric Aids."

     *Course Syllabi:  Click here for syllabus.
     Quiz 6

Gross Examples:  #1 and #2

The following items are resources for the study of rhetoric:

*Note:  By going to www.google.com and typing in a name or concept concerning rhetoric can bring marvelous results.

*Free Speech Dialogue:

1. John Peters:  "Courting the Abyss" An Introduction
2. PP on Peters
3. Supreme Court Link
4. Questions for Digestion and Dialogue

2.  Rhetoric Resources
     Rhetoric and Other Disciplines

3.  Gorgias Websites:
     Gorgias Resource Page

4.  Plato Websites and Study Helps:
     Diagram of Plato's Gorgias
     Comparing Gorgias with Phaedrus
     Plato:  Exploring His Dialogues
     Perseus Project

5.  Aristotle:
     Aristotle's Rhetoric

6.  Article by Dorothy Sayers:
     The Lost Tools of Learning

7.  Article by Barry Brummett:
     Barry Brummett Paper
 

9.  Richard Weaver:

     Weaver on Phaedrus
     Richard Weaver and The Rhetoric of Social Science
     Slide Show on Weaver Chapter 8.

10.Contemporary Rhetoric:
     Hannah Arendt:  For a couple of readings click here and here.

11.Propaganda:
     Click here and here for 2 articles on propaganda

12.A New Rhetoric:  A Universal Rhetoric
     Chaim Perelman

13.Some Additional Rhetoric Materials and Case Studies:
     Click here for a copy of I Kings 3:16ff
     Click here for a persuasive appeal:  Erring Letter
     Click here for article on "Beyond Persuasion."

      Click here for a copy of the "Whose Woods These      Are"by Gearhardt

1. Click here for "tentative" course syllabus.
2. Click here and here for articles by George Kennedy on Religious Rhetoric.
3. Click here for a homily on Jonah.
4. Click here for a chapter by Fredrick Buechner on the gospel as comedy.

For a General Course Syllabus click here.

For theory work sheet click here.

For the Theory exam click here.

Exams:  For Exams 1 and 2

*After Theory--Terry Eagleton

*Structuralism/Post-Structuralism

*Western Art, NCA paper.

1.  "On Theories in General"
     Power Point for Lesson 1/Chapter 1 Littlejohn:

             Please see additional materials from Am Griffin below:

             *Griffin, Em (2000).  "A First Look at Communication Theory," 4th ed., McGraw Hill.
             *Sample Chapters--One, Two, Three.
              *Griffin's Book Website

2.  "On Communication Theories in General"
     Power Point for Lesson 2/Chapter 2 Littlejohn:

3.  "On a General Theory/Model of Communication"
     PowerPoint for Lesson 3:
     Adler and Towne Chapter 1 The Transactional Model

4.  "On Systems Theory"
     PowerPoint On Systems Theory: (Littlejohn Chapter 3)
     Griffin Chapter 17 Karl Weick

5.  "On Structural Theories"
     PowerPoint On Structural Theories (Littlejohn Chapter 4)
     Griffin Chapter 24 Roland Barthes

6.  "On Discourse Theories"
     PowerPoint On Discourse Theories (Littlejohn Chapter 5)

     Links to:
     -The Baroness' Dilemma
     -Ian Frazier's Lamentations of the Father (script)
 

7.  "On Theories of Symbolic Interaction, Dramatism, and Narrative
     Power Point On "Narrative" Theories (Littlejohn Chapter 8)

Please see additional materials on Kenneth Burke below:

 Burke Picture
 Burke Literature (62 pages)

Burke Pentad Papers (22 pages)
Burke Cluster Analysis Papers (17 pages)
Graduation Address

8.  "On Theories of Social and Cultural Reality--   Constructivist Theories"
     Power Point for Lesson 11/Chapter 9 Littlejohn 
     Click here for a link to John Shotter's work on Constructivism 
     Click here for a link to Jonathan Potter's work on Constructivism  

9.  "On Theories of Experience and Interpretation"
      Power Point for Chapter10 Littlejohn:

10.  "On Critical Theories"
       Power Point for Lesson12/Chapter 11 Littlejohn:

      Click here for a paper exemplifying critical theory by Dwight Conquergood.

      Click here for two articles analyzing the Vietnam Memorial from a communication theory perspective.

1.  Syllabi:  (live), (online)

2.  Lesson #1:  Remembering and Communicating  
     -Audio:  Looking Back

3.  Lesson #2:  Creating the Future
     -Audio #1:  Know Thyself
     -Audio #2 :  What Can I do with a Communication Degree?
     -For materials concerning "what you can do with a communication degree" click here, here and here 

     -For Pathways to Careers in Communication article click here

     -For articles on the importance of a communication degree and studies see the following links:
          -for Educating the University . . . :  click here
          -for The Neglected Economics of Talk click here
          -for The Trouble with MBAs click here
          -for Why Every Public University Should Offer Communication Study click here

4.  Lesson #3:  Cover Letters (CL)
     -Audio:  Cover Letters (CL)--Dan's Scoop
     -For samples and relevant material on CLs click here
     -For a sample business CL click here 
     -For a sample academic CL click here and here
     -For sample rejection reply letter click here
     -For a quick grammar review (24 pages) click here

5.  Lesson #4:  The Resume, The Vita
     -Audio:  The Resume, The Vita--Dan's Scoop
     -For resume Power Point #1 click here  
     -For resume Power Point #2 click here 
     -For "Signal Words" click here
     -For relevant materials on resume construction (11 pages) click here
     -For sample business resume click here
     -For sample curriculum vita click here and here

6.  Lesson #5:  Professional Portfolios
     -Audio:  The Portfolio--Dan's Scoop

9.  Lesson #8:  Book List (Ten Titles)
     -Audio:  Reading--Dan's Scoop

10. Lesson #9:  Written Comprehensive Exam
     -Audio:  Writing Comprehensive Exams--Dan's Scoop
     -For sample comprehensive exams click here and here and here

11. Lesson #10:  Job Searches
     -Audio:  Job Searches--Dan's Scoop
     -For information on job searches click here  
     -For a list of resources for finding jobs click here
     -For an article on choosing the right path click here
     -For hints about job searches click here
     -For an article on job offer considerations click here
     -For an article on the search process click here
     -For an article on researching careers click here
     -For an article on the top 50 jobs click here (50pages)
     -For an article on making the internet work for you click here
     -For an article on cyber careers click here
     -For links on jobs click here
     -For a link to "hot jobs" click here
     -For a link to "monster jobs" click here

12. Lesson #11:  Scholarly Paper
     -Audio:  Scholarly Writing--Dan's Scoop
     -For a sample scholarly paper click here

13. Lesson #12:  Creating a Web Page
     -Audio:  Creating a Web Page--Dan's Scoop
     -For information on web page construction click here 
     -For a place to create web page click here

14. Lesson #13:  Applying for Graduate School
     -Audio:  Grad School--Dan's Scoop
     -For information about graduate study click here and here