{"id":537,"date":"2024-02-06T21:39:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T21:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/wp-fyw\/?p=537"},"modified":"2024-05-30T18:53:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T18:53:48","slug":"metacognition-rhetorical-precis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/wp-fyw\/2024\/02\/06\/metacognition-rhetorical-precis\/","title":{"rendered":"Metacognition: Rhetorical Pr\u00e9cis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Tim Randell uses metacognitive writing assignments to help students engage in self-awareness, reflection, and critical thinking during their writing process.<\/p>\n<p>One form of metacognitive writing that he teaches is rhetorical pr\u00e9cis, a four-sentence framework that identifies the following elements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The author\u2019s major assertion<\/li>\n<li>How the author supports their major assertion<\/li>\n<li>The author\u2019s purpose<\/li>\n<li>The target audience and the relationship that the author establishes with it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/wp-fyw\/files\/2023\/09\/Envoys-to-Themselves-Metacognitive-Assignments-and-Final-Portfolios.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">These slides provided by Professor Randell contain a detailed template for rhetorical pr\u00e9cis along with examples.<\/a><\/strong> Rhetorical pr\u00e9cis can ultimately help students understand rhetorical texts, serve as a tool to prepare them for discussion or debate, and help them \u201creflect on the rhetorical context and their own purpose in the writing situation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Tim Randell uses metacognitive writing assignments to help students engage in self-awareness, reflection, and critical thinking during their writing process. 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