Text How to Mark a Book (1940) By Mortimer J. Adler, Ph.D. (1902–2001) – Reading Rhetorically Template Overview Prereading Getting Ready to Read Quickwrite you want to read a book, do you –When typically borrow it from the library? Do you purchase it and own it? How many books do you own? Why do you buy certain books and not others? Introducing Key Concepts Discussion Is it necessary to own a book? Why or – why not? Surveying the Text Read the title of the article. Read the description of the author. Making Predictions and Asking Questions What do you think about the title, to Mark a “How Book”? What do you think the article is going to be about? Do you think you will like the article? Why or why not? on the description of the author, what do you think his tone would be? Do you think it will be difficult to understand? Why or why not? Introducing Key Vocabulary mutilation (n) prelude (n) reverence (n) dilapidated (adj.) unblemished (adj.) indispensable (adj.) integral (adj.) presumably (adv.) humility (n) laboriously (adv.) Reading First Reading As you read, answer the following questions. What is the thesis statement? According to Dr. how many ways can a person own books? How are they different?
Text – How to Mark a Book (1940) By Mortimer J. Adler, Ph.D. (1902–2001) Template Overview Reading Rhetorically Prereading Getting Ready to Read Quickwrite –When you want to read a book, do you typically borrow it from the library? Do you purchase it and own it? How many books do you own? Why do you buy certain books and not others? Introducing Key Concepts Discussion – Is it necessary to own a book? Why or why not? Surveying the Text Read the title of the article. Read the description of the author. Making Predictions and Asking Questions What do you think about the title, “How to Mark a Book”? What do you think the article is going to be about? Do you think you will like the article? Why or why not? on the description of the author, what do you think his tone would be? Do you think it will be difficult to understand? Why or why not? Introducing Key Vocabulary mutilation (n) prelude (n) reverence (n) dilapidated (adj.) unblemished (adj.) indispensable (adj.) integral (adj.) presumably (adv.) humility (n) laboriously (adv.) Reading First Reading As you read, answer the following questions. What is the thesis statement? According to Dr. how many ways can a person own books? How are they different?
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