Required
Books:
- Kolln, Martha, and Loretta Gray. Rhetorical Grammar: Grammatical Choices, Rhetorical Effects. 7th ed. New York: Longman, 2009.
- Watson, Jame D. The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA. New York: WW Norton, 1980.
Course Packet:
* "I. Introduction." Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student. Ed. Edward P. J. Corbett and Robert Connors J. Forth ed. New York: Oxford University Press New York, 1999. [PDF]
* Clark, David P. "Chapter 3: DNA, RNA and Protein." Molecular Biology: Understanding the Genetic Revolution. San Diego: Elsevier Academic Press, 2005. 51-74. [PDF]
* Watson, Jame D., and Francis H. Crick. "Genetical Implications of the Structure of Deoxyribonucleic Acid." Science 171 (1953): 964-7. [PDF]
* ---. "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids." Nature 171.4356 (1953): 737–738. [PDF]
* Watson, James. "The Double Helix Revisited." Time (July 03, 2000). [PDF]
* Fahnestock, Jeanne. "Accommodating Science: The Rhetorical Life of Scientific Facts." Written Communication 3.3 (1986): 275-294. [PDF]
* Maddox, Brenda. "The Double Helix and the Wronged Heroine." Nature 421.6921 (2003): 407-8. [PDF]
* Kemp, Martin. "The Mona Lisa of Modern Science." Nature 421 (2003): 416-20. [PDF]
* Ball, Philip. "Portrait of a Molecule." Nature 421 (2003): 421-2. [PDF]
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