Larianna Ward, a senior at Milwaukee High School of the Arts, listens as her teammate reads a description of their group's assigned character. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/L. Dooley-Menet)
Students listen as the instructor explains ethos, pathos and logos - Aristotle's pillars of rhetorical argument. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/L. Dooley-Menet)
Amireona Kincaid Whitmore, a senior at Bradley Tech High School, writes her team's letter as her classmate looks on. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/L. Dooley-Menet)
Aaron Hanke, Milwaukee Academy of Science student, reads his group's character profile to his teammates Roberto Rodriguez Cruz, from Riverside High School, and Michael Miller Jr., from the Milwaukee Academy of Science. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/L. Dooley-Menet)
The half-day session offers several workshops for Milwaukee Public School students to practice and improve their rhetorical skills. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/L. Dooley-Menet)
About 140 students from six schools attended the conference at 51ÁÔÆæ. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/L. Dooley-Menet)
51ÁÔÆæ hosted a rhetoric conference for 140 Milwaukee area high school students who are taking part in the university’s dual-enrollment program.
The Oct. 3 event gave the students insight into college life and the power of language while building confidence in their academic and communication skills.
Students participated in interactive workshops led by 51ÁÔÆæ English faculty, exploring topics such as Rhetoric & Hip-Hop, Rhetoric & Cancel Culture, Rhetoric & Comics and even Rhetoric & the Zombie Apocalypse. Ìý
