Final Mini Final - Rhetorical Precis

The Goal: Write a rhetorical precis

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Write!
3. Complete the End-of-Course Survey if you haven't already
4. Suggestions/requests for our Socratic Seminar

If you are absent, you will need to make up the rhetorical precis at lunch or after school.

NOTES:

• You must bring ALL your textbooks to English on Monday to turn them in. 
• Check your grades. Talk to me about them if you need to. Don't fail because you didn't speak up. Your voice is important. I can't read your mind.
• Your final book review is due on Wednesday, June 10.

Undercover Parent and Finals Info

Goals: Practice with rhetorical precis then share out the results.

Agenda: 
Read
Contents of your final
Writing a rhetorical precis
Share out

Contents of your final:
For your final you will be tested on multiple reading and writing skills. With a new article you must be able to do the following on your own:
Annotate to find claims, counterclaims, rebuttals, and evidence.
SOAPSTone
Charting the text
Write a rhetorical precis
Write an on-demand (in class) essay.

(Many of these will be done next week)

Today in class: 
Practice writing a rhetorical precis about Undercover Parent. You know the article very well by now so this should not be hard. Write in your English Journal.

Finals Schedule:
Thursday, June 11, periods 6 and 7
Friday June 12, periods 1 and 2
Monday June 15, periods 3 and 4

Rhetorical précis

First thing's first: 

Today's Goal: Practice our analytical writing skills by writing a rhetorical precis.

The Plan: 

1. Read
2. Choose an article that you feel confident that you understand and write a rhetorical precis on paper to turn in. (Use the resources below) Click here for the articles if drive is not working.
3. Complete this form when I ask you to.

Rhetorical Precis Resources:

Even more help:

Here is a frame of what each sentence should look like. Click on either image to see it larger. 

Here is an example of a precis for Hip Hop Goes Global: 

   Writer and musician, James McBride, in his article, “Hip-Hop Planet,” (2007) argues that though hip-hop is not his favorite genre of music, it is one that demands to be heard. He supports his claim by first explaining that he avoided hip-hop throughout his life as it was first introduced to society and then made its way to becoming one of the most popular music genres of all time. He then explains how he eventually came to understand hip-hop for its message, and finally warns parents that it is here to stay and that ignoring it would be ignoring the voice of a generation. McBride’s purpose is to persuade people to keep an open mind about both hip-hop and other new experiences that may seem foreign to them at first, but in fact are worth exploring. He adopts a serious and urgent tone for the parents he addresses and warns them not to shut out the music of their children’s generation.

Book Review Models!

By Lauren Schroer

Happy Monday!

I hope you had an amazing spring break! 

Now that we're all rested, we're going to start today by looking at some book reviews that you can use as models for your book reviews that are due on 

Goal #1: Looking at awesome book reviews

1. Take some time to read this book review about a book called The Alchemist.
2. In your English Journal, write about what makes this book review a good book review. What are the qualities that make it strong? What is the difference between a book review and a summary?
3. If you would like another example to learn from, check out this one about City of Thieves.

Goal #2: Rhetorical Precis 

1. Before you left for break, you wrote a rhetorical precis. Go find it in your English Journal and read it.
2. Take a look at this rubric to see what things you might be missing. It is very specific! 
3. I will be grading your rhetorical precis. Use the rubric to make sure that you have EVERYTHING you need to have in your rhetorical precis. Use the resources below if you don't remember what it looks like!

If you finish all of this, maybe start writing your book review. Even if you aren't done reading, you should be in a place where you can do at least the first couple paragraphs.

A note about grades:
You should have all gotten an email over spring break that has your scores for the Poe/Laughton essay according to the scoring guide. After school today I will unlock your essays so that you can revise them. If you choose to revise, your revisions must be done and submitted to me no later than Monday, May 20.

Your First Rhetorical Precis

The Goal: Write a rhetorical precis about Self-Fulfilling Stereotypes

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Open your article in your Google Drive
3. Open your English Journal
4. Learn about rhetorical precis
5. Write a rhetorical precis
6. Submit!
7. Self-Grade English Journals (See below.)

Today you will write a rhetorical precis in your English Journal about the article you have been reading about stereotypes. Review the slides below to help you. 

Even more help: The rhetorical precis is an AP strategy for briefly and concisely analyzing the content, purpose, and persuasive strategies of an expository text. A rhetorical precis is one paragraph, and follows the pattern below:

Sentence 1: Note the name of the author, the genre and title of the work,and the publication date in parentheses; a rhetorically accurate verb; and a "that clause" containing the major assertion or thesis statement in the work.

Sentence 2: An explanation of how the author develops and supports the thesis, usually in chronological order.

Sentence 3: A statement of the author’s apparent purpose, followed by an “in order to” phrase.

Sentence 4: A description of the intended audience, the relationship the author establishes with the audience, or both.

Here is a frame of what each sentence should look like. Click on either image to see it larger. 

Here is an example of a precis for Hip Hop Goes Global: 

   Writer and musician, James McBride, in his article, “Hip-Hop Planet,” (2007) argues that though hip-hop is not his favorite genre of music, it is one that demands to be heard. He supports his claim by first explaining that he avoided hip-hop throughout his life as it was first introduced to society and then made its way to becoming one of the most popular music genres of all time. He then explains how he eventually came to understand hip-hop for its message, and finally warns parents that it is here to stay and that ignoring it would be ignoring the voice of a generation. McBride’s purpose is to persuade people to keep an open mind about both hip-hop and other new experiences that may seem foreign to them at first, but in fact are worth exploring. He adopts a serious and urgent tone for the parents he addresses and warns them not to shut out the music of their children’s generation.

Self-Scoring your English Journal

Today you're going to evaluate your English Journal. You'll need to open it in one tab and this SCORING GUIDE in another tab.

Copy and paste this into your English Journal at the top. and complete the blanks based on the scoring guide.

 I believe I have earned a _________ (enter a number from the scoring guide) on my English Journal because _______________________________(explain why you earned that score based on the scoring guide).

Period 7, please stack your chairs.