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