Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Learning about a Rhetorical Précis

Goal: Learn about a rhetorical precis and write one for Hip Hop Planet.

Agenda:
Read (Book checkout?)
Rhetorical Précis of Hip Hip Planet

1. Learning about the rhetorical précis:

"A Rhetorical Précis, pronounced (pray-see), is a summary or abstract of a work. The Rhetorical Précis has a rigidly specific format.... It is important that you follow the format carefully. This is not an easy task. But it is a crucial step towards building critical reading ability...." (Oregonstate.edu)

Unscrambling a Precis: 


  1. Use THIS LINK to get a copy of a doc with a rhetorical précis. (Do not share it.)
  2. The sentences on this doc are out of order. 
  3. Rearrange them until you have a correct précis. 
  4. Copy and paste your CORRECTED précis into your English Journal. (You will need it as an example for writing one on your own soon.)
2. Rhetorical Précis:
In your ENGLISH JOURNAL. 
Write a four sentence rhetorical précis of Hip Hop Planet.

Reminders:
Be sure your English Journal is up to date.
Finish book #6 by 1/31.

Have you reviewed the STUDY GUIDE for the final? 

For Fun: 
Do you know your rap lyrics? Think you can tell the difference between Tupac and Shakespeare? lets find out. Go to https://join.quizizz.com and enter game code 711035. Good luck.

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