Friday, 22 August 2014

Introduction to Precis Writing

Today we are going to discuss Dave Barry's "The Ugly Truth about Beauty" and look at an introduction to writing a précis.

Read "The Ugly Truth About Beauty"
By Dave Barry

-Write two paragraphs
    1.) Discuss thesis, point of view, audience, and Purpose.

    2.) Response to the essay.

We'll also read "How to Mark A Book", which can be found here.

"On Seeing England for the First Time" by Jamaica Kincaid.  I want you to think about speaker, audience, subject (who is each here); her thesis, purpose, tone, mode (what type of mode does this fit), and the occasion for the essay.  Don't worry this isn't a test. 


HW: Read chapter 1 of The Language of Composition.
Write a precis for "On Seeing England for the First Time"
Also read - We'll also read "How to Mark A Book", which can be found here.

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