Guidelines for Writing a Rhetorical Précis A rhetorical précis differs from a summary in that it is a less neutral, more analytical condensation

Guidelines for Writing a Rhetorical Précis A rhetorical précis differs from a summary in that it is a less neutral, more analytical condensation of both the content and method of the original text. (“Précis” means “concise summary.”) Its structure is designed for presentation of insights about a text from the perspective of a rhetorical reader. […]

America’s diverse culture was built on the lives of its native people and immigrants, beginning with the early settlements of the English and

America’s diverse culture was built on the lives of its native people and immigrants, beginning with the early settlements of the English and continuing through the arrival of enslaved Africans to Gadsden Wharf and the primarily European immigrants to Ellis Island. Each of these groups of people came from vastly different cultures and under vastly […]