Write a précis on the essay by Amy Tan ″Mother Tongue.″Sentence 1: Name the author, genre, and title of the work, date in parenthesis; a rhetorically active verb, such as ″claims,″ ″argues,″ ″asserts,″ ″defines,″ ″explores,″ and ″suggests″); and a ″that″ clause containing the major assertion, main idea, or thesis statement in the work. Sentence 2: An explanation of how the author develops and supports the thesis (i.e. evidence) usually in chronological order. Sentence 3: A statement of the author′s apparent purpose followed by an ″in order to″ phrase. Sentence 4: A desсrіption of the author′s intended audience and/or the relationship the author establishes with the writer. To write paragraph three of the RRR for Amy Tan′s ″Mother Tongue.″ Remember these tips: The paragraph should begin with a thesis statement; a topic sentence that makes an interpretive claim about the way the text is written or the meaning of the text. One way to do that is to name the type of support and discuss the impact of the support. The paragraph should not include too much summarizing from the text. The paragraph should not include the words ″I think″ or otherwise state your opinion. The paragraph shouldn′t quote too much. I suggest that you use two quotes from the text. Always introduce and analyze the quotes you use.
