Rhetorical Precis

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12th Grade
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Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How many sentences does a rhetorical precis usually have?
3
4
5
no standard number of sentences
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the purpose of the second sentence of a precis?
It explains the author's purpose in writing the text.
It highlights the author's intended audience.
It provides the author name, genre, title, and theme of the text.
It shows how the author supports the thesis/main
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the purpose of the third sentence of a precis?
It explains the author's purpose in writing the text.
It highlights the author's intended audience.
It provides the author name, genre, title, and theme of the text.
It shows how the author supports the thesis/main
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the purpose of the fourth sentence of a precis?
It explains the author's purpose in writing the text.
It highlights the author's intended audience.
It provides the author name, genre, title, and theme of the text.
It shows how the author supports the thesis/main
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the purpose of the first sentence of a precis?
It explains the author's purpose in writing the text.
It highlights the author's intended audience.
It provides the author name, genre, title, and theme of the text.
It shows how the author supports the thesis/main
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Overall, the precis will summarize the text's
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length, tone, and rhetorical devices
details, functions, and theme
diction, syntax, and form
argument, content, and purpose
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a rhetorical precis?
A brief summary of a text
A detailed analysis of a text
A list of rhetorical devices used in a text
A critique of the author's style
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
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