Larianna Ward, a senior at Milwaukee High School of the Arts, listens as her teammate reads a description of their group's assigned character. (UWM Photo/L. Dooley-Menet)
Students listen as the instructor explains ethos, pathos and logos - Aristotle's pillars of rhetorical argument. (UWM Photo/L. Dooley-Menet)
Amireona Kincaid Whitmore, a senior at Bradley Tech High School, writes her team's letter as her classmate looks on. (UWM 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. (UWM Photo/L. Dooley-Menet)
The half-day session offers several workshops for Milwaukee Public School students to practice and improve their rhetorical skills. (UWM Photo/L. Dooley-Menet)
About 140 students from six schools attended the conference at UWM. (UWM Photo/L. Dooley-Menet)
UWM 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 UWM English faculty, exploring topics such as Rhetoric & Hip-Hop, Rhetoric & Cancel Culture, Rhetoric & Comics and even Rhetoric & the Zombie Apocalypse.
