Rhetorical Pr

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Rhetorical Précis
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First lets try an analogy to help understand

• Type in what you notice about the three images

• An unsupported summary is like.
• And, a summary is like
• But a Rhetorical Précis is like.

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Another AnalogyYours

• Type in what you notice about the three images

• So, a summary is like
• But a Rhetorical Précis is like.

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What is a Rhetorical Précis?

• Overview In order to concisely describe the
  argument and context an author presents in a
  text, academic writers sometimes use a format
  called the rhetorical précis.
• This form is a highly structured four-sentence
  paragraph that highlights the essential
  rhetorical elements in any text.
• The précis includes the name of the
  speaker/writer(s), the context or situation in
  which the text is delivered, the major assertion,
  the mode of development or support of the main
  idea, the stated and/or apparent purpose of the
  text, and the relationship between the writer(s)
  and the audience.

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Lyrics

• Add your lyrics here

Add information about where you got the lyrics
here. That should include the web address and
the name of the site.
Add information about the song here. This should
include what band/artist, album, record label,
and the year or date it was released.
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Thinking through your lyrics

• That a moment to read through the lyrics. No you
  cannot listen to it yet if you have it on a phone
  or Ipod.
• Think about, then answer the following as you
  read
• What is the song about? What is the theme?
• How do you know that is what the song is about?
• What does the song make you realize, think, or
  feel?
• Now think about the sound of the song and the
  words. What is the tone of the words and the
  music? How does it connect with you? How might it
  connect with someone not familiar with it?

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Sentence 1

• Credentials or a phrase describing the author
  (optional),
• the name of author,
• the type and title of work, the date of work
  (inserted in parentheses),
• a rhetorically accurate verb (such as assert,
  argue, suggest, imply, claim, etc.) that
  describes what the author is doing in the text,
• a THAT clause in which you state the major
  assertion (thesis statement/claim) of the
  authors text.
• Looks like
• (Authors credentials), (authors first and last
  name), in his/her (type of text), (title of
  text), published in (publishing info), addresses
  the topic of (topic of text) and argues that
  (argument).

Type yours here
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Sentence 2

• SENTENCE 2 An explanation of how the author
  develops and/or supports the thesis (for
  instance, comparing and contrasting, defining,
  narrating, illustrating, defining, using humor or
  sarcasm, relating personal experience, depending
  on facts /statistics /opinion, etc.). Consider
  the authors organization, use of evidence,
  and/or strategies used to construct his/her
  argument. Your explanation is usually presented
  in the same chronological order that the items of
  support are presented in the work.
• Looks like
• S/he supports this claim by___________,
  then___________, and finally____________.

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Sentence 3

• A statement of the authors apparent purpose,
  followed by an IN ORDER TO phrase in which you
  explain what the author wants the audience to do
  or feel as a result of reading the work.
• Looks like
• (Authors last name)s purpose is to (authors
  purpose in writing) in order to (change in
  reader/society the author wants to achieve).

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Sentence 4

• A description of the intended audience and the
  relationship the author establishes with the
  audience.
• Looks like
• He/she adopts a(n) __________ tone for his/her
  audience, the readers of (publication) and
  others interested in the topic of______________.

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Lyrics Rhetorical Précis

• Put it all together here