http://rhetoric.byu.edu/pedagogy/Pedagogy.htm This source discusses the historical development of rhetorical pedagogy in which observation of best practices (speeches, texts) precedes analysis and imitation. Before success can be achieved personally, it must be identified and acknowledged in other prior examples. However while it is possible to watch a speaker give a speech and determine what qualities make it effective or not, watching a writer write would not be of much use in and of itself. As readers and writers we have to engage with the text and with one another to determine our position on the field of the discourse. This source is a little thin by itself, but the site is excellent.
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This source discusses the historical development of rhetorical pedagogy in which observation of best practices (speeches, texts) precedes analysis and imitation. Before success can be achieved personally, it must be identified and acknowledged in other prior examples. However while it is possible to watch a speaker give a speech and determine what qualities make it effective or not, watching a writer write would not be of much use in and of itself. As readers and writers we have to engage with the text and with one another to determine our position on the field of the discourse. This source is a little thin by itself, but the site is excellent.