Here is your goal for this assignment: Abridge a passage for oral reading
Read and follow carefully the instructions below.
Click on the link below to download the essay file.
Read the passage on the downloaded page carefully. Then, make appropriate cuts (delete lines) until the passage can be read aloud interpretively in two minutes, using proper pace, pauses, and expression.
Mark the passages and words with the symbols reviewed in lesson 13 based on the way that you wish to interpret the passage (/, //, and word underlining (Windows 3.1 users, capitalize words that would normally be underlined)). If you need to refer to the original passage again from time to time, it appears below.
Your teacher will evaluate your work based on the following:
Is the purpose of the cutting clear?
Is the action easy to follow or confusing?
Is the number of characters sufficient or are there too many to follow?
Does the cutting start in an interesting, straightforward place?
Does the cutting end in a logical, satisfying place?
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