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Ms. Czapskis 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th Hour Advanced Placement English quarrel and Composition Classes Name __________________________________________ Hour ________ Date _____________________ Introduction to Writing the Precis DIRECTIONS disport thoughtfully answer each of the following questions well-nigh Geoffrey Nunbergs The ism Schism How Much Wallop Can a Simple Word Pack, Ellen Goodmans In Praise of a Snails Pace, and Ronald J. Glassers We be not Immune Influenza, SARS, and the kick downstairs of Public Health. You may write directly on this fakesheet.For Geoffrey Nunbergs The Ism Schism How Much Wallop Can a Simple Word Pack 1. ) What is the utter(a) name of the creator of this article? _____________________ 2. ) Who is this indite? What are his/her expertise in relation to this topic? What is his/her experience with this topic? How did he/she gain his/her cognition to compose this article? Use a absolutely phrase to answer this question _______________________________ _____________________________ ______________________ 3. ) What is the genre of this work (what type of constitution is it)? ________________________________________ 4. ) What is the complete title of the work? _______________________________________________________ 5. ) What is the publication date of this piece of writing? _____________________________________________ 6. ) Is some(prenominal) other interesting or noteworthy publication information include? If so, what? ___________________ 7. ) Please use a rhetorically accurate verb ( much(prenominal) as assert, argue, suggest, imply, offer, etc. ) and a THAT clause containing the major assertion (thesis statement) closely the work.Avoid the use of more than common words such as writes and states. The THAT clause is designed to demand a complete statement a grammatical subject (the topic of the essay) and certify (the claim that is made about that topic). If the THAT clause is not employed, you will end up allowing about an d how to slip out in stating the thesis i. e. , Sheridan Baker writes about attitudes in writing or states how attitudes affect writing neither of which reports what he claims to be true about attitudes. _________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ __________________________ 8. ) Explain how the author develops and/or supports the thesis, preferably in chronological sanctify identifying the writing techniques he/she utilized to achieve this. Sometimes it flora best to report the order of development The author develops this assertion first, by applying these techniques to deuce poems second, by providing definitions and third, by explaining the history of each approach. A more universal statement may also work in the second censure The author develops this idea by comparing and contrasting the lives of these two Civil war heroes. In works of literature you may provide a short-change maculation summary Hemin gway develops this idea through a sparse narrative about the initiation of a young boy who observes in unitary night twain a birth and a death. ________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ __________________________ 9. What is the authors apparent purpose of this piece (introduce with the infinitive to)? Try not to simply restate the thesis The authors purpose is to prove that Remember that ones purpose is always to put forward a thesis, but in that location are others as well. The infinitive to phrase should transcend a phrase such as Her purpose is to inform look beyond such a simple response to assess what the author wants the audience to do or to ascertain as a result of reading the work. ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ _________________________ 10. ) Provide a description of the think audience and/or the relationship the auth or establishes with the audience. Ask yourself how the language of the work excludes certain audiences (non-specialists would not understand the terminology children would not understand the irony) in order to see that the author did make certain assumptions about the pre-existing knowledge of the audience. You may also report the authors tone. ____________________________________________________________ ________________ ___________________________________________________________ _________________________ For Ellen Goodmans In Praise of a Snails Pace 1. ) What is the complete name of the author of this article? __________________________________________ 2. ) Who is this author? What are his/her expertise in relation to this topic? What is his/her experience with this topic? How did he/she gain his/her knowledge to compose this article? Use a short phrase to answer this question ____________________________________________________________ ______________________ 3. What is the genre o f this work (what type of writing is it)? _________________________________________ 4. ) What is the complete title of the work? _______________________________________________________ 5. ) What is the publication date of this piece of writing? _____________________________________________ 6. ) Is any other interesting or noteworthy publication information included? If so, what? ___________________ 7. ) Please use a rhetorically accurate verb (such as assert, argue, suggest, imply, claim, etc. ) and a THAT clause containing the major assertion (thesis statement) about the work.Avoid the use of more general words such as writes and states. The THAT clause is designed to demand a complete statement a grammatical subject (the topic of the essay) and predicate (the claim that is made about that topic). If the THAT clause is not employed, you will end up allowing about and how to slip out in stating the thesis i. e. , Sheridan Baker writes about attitudes in writing or states how attit udes affect writing neither of which reports what he claims to be true about attitudes. _________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ __________________________ 8. ) Explain how the author develops and/or supports the thesis, preferably in chronological order identifying the writing techniques he/she utilized to achieve this. Sometimes it works best to report the order of development The author develops this assertion first, by applying these techniques to two poems second, by providing definitions and third, by explaining the history of each approach. A more general statement may also work in the second sentence The author develops this idea by comparing and contrasting the lives of these two Civil War heroes. In works of literature you may provide a short plot summary Hemingway develops this idea through a sparse narrative about the initiation of a young boy who observes in one night both a birth and a death. ___ _____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ __________________________ 9. What is the authors apparent purpose of this piece (introduce with the infinitive to)? Try not to simply restate the thesis The authors purpose is to prove that Remember that ones purpose is always to put forward a thesis, but there are others as well. The infinitive to phrase should transcend a phrase such as Her purpose is to inform look beyond such a simplistic response to assess what the author wants the audience to do or to feel as a result of reading the work. ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ _________________________ 10. ) Provide a description of the intended audience and/or the relationship the author establishes with the audience. Ask yourself how the language of the work excludes certain audiences (non-specialists would not understand the terminology childr en would not understand the irony) in order to see that the author did make certain assumptions about the pre-existing knowledge of the audience. You may also report the authors tone. ____________________________________________________________ ________________ For Ronald J.Glassers We are not Immune Influenza, SARS, and the Collapse of Public Health 1. ) What is the complete name of the author of this article? __________________________________________ 2. ) Who is this author? What are his/her expertise in relation to this topic? What is his/her experience with this topic? How did he/she gain his/her knowledge to compose this article? Use a short phrase to answer this question ____________________________________________________________ ______________________ 3. ) What is the genre of this work (what type of writing is it)? ________________________________________ 4. ) What is the complete title of the work? _______________________________________________________ 5. ) What is the p ublication date of this piece of writing? _____________________________________________ 6. ) Is any other interesting or noteworthy publication information included? If so, what? ___________________ 7. ) Please use a rhetorically accurate verb (such as assert, argue, suggest, imply, claim, etc. ) and a THAT clause containing the major assertion (thesis statement) about the work.Avoid the use of more general words such as writes and states. The THAT clause is designed to demand a complete statement a grammatical subject (the topic of the essay) and predicate (the claim that is made about that topic). If the THAT clause is not employed, you will end up allowing about and how to slip out in stating the thesis i. e. , Sheridan Baker writes about attitudes in writing or states how attitudes affect writing neither of which reports what he claims to be true about attitudes. _________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___ _______________________ 8. ) Explain how the author develops and/or supports the thesis, preferably in chronological order identifying the writing techniques he/she utilized to achieve this. Sometimes it works best to report the order of development The author develops this assertion first, by applying these techniques to two poems second, by providing definitions and third, by explaining the history of each approach. A more general statement may also work in the second sentence The author develops this idea by comparing and contrasting the lives of these two Civil War heroes. In works of literature you may provide a short plot summary Hemingway develops this idea through a sparse narrative about the initiation of a young boy who observes in one night both a birth and a death. ________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ __________________________ 9. ) What is the authors apparent purpose of this piece (intr oduce with the infinitive to)?Try not to simply restate the thesis The authors purpose is to prove that Remember that ones purpose is always to put forward a thesis, but there are others as well. The infinitive to phrase should transcend a phrase such as Her purpose is to inform look beyond such a simplistic response to assess what the author wants the audience to do or to feel as a result of reading the work. ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ __________________________