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PRÉCIS OF CRITICAL ARTICLE The Wyf of Bath from the Ellesmere MS The précis should summarize and analyze a critical essay on the Chaucerian tale your group has been assigned. Each member of the group should choose a different article to précis. Make copies of your précis for your group members, so the group can discuss the tale on the date group work will be done. You may use the essays for information in preparing the Panel Discussion. Collections of Chaucerian essays are available in the library, both in the reference section and in the regular collection, or you may use an essay from the Electronic Resources in LINCC (Academic Search Premier or the Literary Resource Center are probably your best bet). Each précis-analysis should include a minimum of five major paragraphs: 1. An introduction which includes a) author, title and date of article and b) a paraphrase of the author's thesis in one or more sentences. 2-4. Select three major points in the article and analyze how well the writer defends those points. What kinds of evidence are used? Is it sufficient and convincing or lacking and non-convincing? Are the points logical? Plausible? Provocative? Do you agree or disagree with the author? Do you detect any unfounded assertions? 5. Discuss how and why this article is important to your understanding of the work analyzed. Your précis
should include parenthetical citations for any quotes used and a Work Cited citation
to acknowledge the source of the essay. MLA formatting for the paper and
documentation must be used.
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