AP English Language and Composition Monday, October 3rd, 2016 Malcolm X Précis Work AP English Language and Composition Monday, October 3rd, 2016

Do Now Have your annotations out on your desk Take out a piece of notebook paper

Précis pre-writing work You’ll each make a bullet-point pre-write for Malcolm X’s “Learning to Read” text TAGD + verb + thesis Rhetorical method Purpose Audience, position, tone *Note: You DO NOT necessarily need to move through this list in order. ALSO - be sure to differentiate between thesis (what) and purpose (so what)

Specific Thesis Help Step 2: Connect those abstract nouns together Step 1: Identify 2-4 abstract nouns Malcolm X addresses in his writing Step 2: Connect those abstract nouns together Step 3: Answer this question What does the author say about these abstract nouns?

Order of Operations Bullet-point pre-write Hand-written rough draft This is where you identify the aspects of the text that you’ll need to summarize and analyze Note: the quality of your annotations will dramatically influence the amount of time this step takes Hand-written rough draft This is where you take your notes and make them make sense in coherent sentences Note: You may ONLY use 4 sentences. Punctuate appropriately. Typed final draft This is where you edit and further craft your summary and analysis This should be submission quality work