AP English Language and Composition Classes
Ms. Czapski’s 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th Hour Advanced Placement English Language and Composition Classes
Name: __________________________________________ Hour: ________ Date: _____________________
Introduction to Writing the Precis
DIRECTIONS: Please thoughtfully answer each of the following questions about Geoffrey Nunberg’s The –Ism Schism; How Much Wallop Can a Simple Word Pack, Ellen Goodman’s In Praise of a Snail’s Pace, and Ronald J. Glasser’s We are not Immune: Influenza, SARS, and the Collapse of Public Health. You may write directly on this worksheet.
For Geoffrey Nunberg’s The Ism Schism; How Much Wallop Can a Simple Word Pack:
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: ____________________________________________________________
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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 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
Name: __________________________________________ Hour: ________ Date: _____________________
Introduction to Writing the Precis
DIRECTIONS: Please thoughtfully answer each of the following questions about Geoffrey Nunberg’s The –Ism Schism; How Much Wallop Can a Simple Word Pack, Ellen Goodman’s In Praise of a Snail’s Pace, and Ronald J. Glasser’s We are not Immune: Influenza, SARS, and the Collapse of Public Health. You may write directly on this worksheet.
For Geoffrey Nunberg’s The Ism Schism; How Much Wallop Can a Simple Word Pack:
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 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