{"product_id":"plateau-indian-ways-with-words-the-rhetorical-tradition-of-the-tribes-of-the-inland-pacific-northwest-9780822963066","title":"Plateau Indian Ways with Words: The Rhetorical Tradition of the Tribes of the Inland Pacific Northwest","description":"In \u003ci\u003ePlateau Indian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWays with Words\u003c\/i\u003e, Barbara Monroe makes visible the arts of persuasion of the Plateau Indians, whose ancestral grounds stretch from the Cascades to the Rockies, revealing a chain of cultural identification that predates the colonial period and continues to this day. Culling from hundreds of student writings from grades 7-12 in two reservation schools, Monroe finds that students employ the same persuasive techniques as their forebears, as evidenced in dozens of post-conquest speech transcriptions and historical writings. These persuasive strategies have survived not just across generations, but also across languages from Indian to English and across multiple genres from telegrams and Supreme Court briefs to school essays and hip hop lyrics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Anecdotal evidence, often dramatically recreated; sarcasm and humor; suspended or unstated thesis; suspenseful arrangement; intimacy with and respect for one's audience as co-authors of meaning-these are among the privileged markers in this particular indigenous rhetorical tradition. Such strategies of personalization, as Monroe terms them, run exactly counter to Euro-American academic standards that value secondary, distant sources; \"objective\" evidence; explicit theses; \"logical\" arrangement. Not surprisingly, scores for Native students on mandated tests are among the lowest in the nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While Monroe questions the construction of this so-called achievement gap on multiple levels, she argues that educators serving Native students need to seek out points of cultural congruence, selecting assignments and assessments where culturally marked norms converge, rather than collide. New media have opened up many possibilities for this kind of communicative inclusivity. But seizing such opportunities is predicated on educators, first, recognizing Plateau Indian students' distinctive rhetoric, and then honoring their sovereign right to use it. This book provides that first step.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Monroe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822963066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Monroe\u003c\/b\u003e, former associate professor of English and coordinator of English Education at Washington State University, is also the author of \u003ci\u003eCrossing the Digital Divide: Race, Writing, and Technology in the Classroom.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40201441804403,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":35.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_21444582-412a-4c0d-bd1e-d90294c1304c.jpg?v=1656164965","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/plateau-indian-ways-with-words-the-rhetorical-tradition-of-the-tribes-of-the-inland-pacific-northwest-9780822963066","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}