Teachers Use Of Own Languages (TUOOLS) : Exploring the Use of African American Rhetorical Strategies in the Composition Classroom

Abstract

This thesis explores how different African American Rhetorical Strategies are used by African American teachers in a first year college composition classroom. This thesis shows how these different strategies present in different public media, such as in public speeches, and then transitions into how these strategies are employed by teachers in the writing classroom. This thesis argues that African American Rhetorical Strategies are often used by African American teachers as a tools to help foster a student centered pedagogy.