COURSE SYLLABUS - Fall 2025 - RHET 1302.033 Rhetoric 2

Sep 22, 2026

Fall 2025 course syllabus for RHET 1302.033 “Rhetoric 2” describing an integrated approach to writing, reading, and critical thinking, with emphasis on grammatical, logical, and rhetorical skills for university-level composition. The syllabus outlines communication, critical thinking, teamwork, and personal responsibility learning objectives, along with meeting structure, contact information, office hours, and course materials. It also specifies academic integrity and related university policies and resources, including requirements for citing sources and producing original work without unauthorized AI.

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COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

Course approach and learning outcomes

COURSE MATERIALS

Textbook and MLA resources

UNIVERSITY POLICIES AND RESOURCES

Academic integrity and conduct

COURSE SYLLABUS (Fall 2025) Course Meeting Days and Time Student Visiting Hours Instructor Contact Information Office Number RHET 1302.033—“Rhetoric 2” (Hybrid) Tue 4:00-5:15 Room: CB 1.223 Tuesday 12:45-2:15 and by appointment Dr. Nikita D’Monte [Nikita.Dmonte@utdallas.edu](Nikita.Dmonte@utdallas.edu) [JO 3.602](JO 3.602) Contents COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES .................................................................2 COURSE MATERIALS..................................................................................................2 UNIVERSITY POLICIES AND RESOURCES ..................................................................3 UTD Writing Center ...................................................................................................3 Class Recordings ........................................................................................................4 Sharing Confidential Information and Title IX..............................................................4 Communication .........................................................................................................4 COMET CREED............................................................................................................4 ASSIGNMENTS AND POINT VALUES ........................................................................ 12 Original Work .......................................................................................................... 13 Class Attendance, Punctuality, and Participation............................................................ 13 COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES An integrated approach to writing, reading, and critical thinking; development of the grammatical, logical, and rhetorical skills necessary for university-level writing Rhetoric is the study and practice of communicating with audiences—through writing and speech as well as visual and digital media. By learning strategies that effective writers use, you will learn to reason and persuade others through your writing, rhetorical appeals, audience analysis, and focused purpose—practical skills for future use, regardless of your major. | | Descriptions | | | --- | --- | --- | | Objective | General Education Core Objective Description | RHET 1302 Student Learning Objective Description | | Communication | Demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication | Engage processes and use skills to enhance your written communication skills by completing essay assignments | | Critical Thinking | Engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing conceptsand constructing solutions | Engage processes and use skills to enhance your written communication skills by working through research and arguments and by completing essay assignments | | Teamwork | Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view | Collaborate effectively in peer reviews of written essay drafts and engage in discussion about critical issues and the writing process | | Personal
Responsibility | Demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making | Manage time and process and apply ethical principles for synthesizing research and documenting sources foryour original written essays | COURSE MATERIALS You can purchase the course textbook from the UTD Bookstore or Kendall Hunt website. (Please note that books are offered at cost—no royalties to UTD faculty or staff.) Textbook materials are copyright protected and may not be reproduced. Gray, Janelle, Carie King, and Contributors. Research and Argumentation within Rhetorical Foundations. Kendall Hunt Publications, 2024. You can access the MLA 9th Ed. Style Guide through the UTD Library website or the Purdue OWL to apply MLA 9th ed. formatting for all assignments. You can also acces

FAQs

What skills does RHET 1302.033 “Rhetoric 2” focus on developing?

The course builds writing, reading, and critical thinking skills, emphasizing grammatical, logical, and rhetorical abilities needed for university-level writing.

What are the main learning objectives related to communication and critical thinking?

Students demonstrate effective written, oral, and visual communication and practice inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis, and organizing concepts to develop arguments through essays and research.

What does the syllabus require regarding academic integrity and source use?

Students must cite sources properly, complete and submit work containing their own thinking, work alone on individual assignments, and avoid copying, unauthorized AI text generation, and other forms of misconduct.

Sep 22, 2026

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