Writing a research paper can be overwhelming - and writing a senior thesis project can be VERY overwhelming. How do you review all the literature? How do you come up with a compelling argument? Rhetoric Alive: Senior Thesis Student Workbook helps guide students through a capstone project step-by-step as they learn the background of the topic, analyze other people's arguments, and synthesize findings and discoveries.

Students will draft the six parts of the thes is-introduction (exordium), statement of facts (narratio), thesis statement (partitio), argument (confirmatio), counterargument (refutatio), and conclusion (peroratio)-as they are taken through the thesis process from start to finish. Formatted as a workbook, this resource acts as a journal, scratch pad, research notebook, and a writing guide - plus it includes sample student writing, an example of a complete student thesis, and lots of practical tips about things like how to approach a mentor, things to pay attention to while speaking, etc.

This text can be used by students who are only writing a thesis paper, only delivering a spoken address, or doing both. Can be used with any rhetoric curriculum.

Grades 11-12.