Abstract
In the 2016 academic year, I conducted archival research to develop a rhetoric that sought to offer an alternative to argumentative rhetoric in the field of composition. Over many months of research and writing, I developed a curriculum that supports a new rhetoric. This rhetoric also proposes a form for what a writing may look like in absence of argumentative structure. The curriculum itself focuses on developing metaphorical thinking, critical thinking, dimensional thinking, and creative thinking. In place of argumentative rhetoric, it draws from cooperative rhetoric which is based in the field of mediation and negotiation. The curriculum is presented in fourteen lessons that are complimented with weekly homework assignments and a formal essay assignment.