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The Précis. Guidelines for writing a précis (seriously, this is a skill that will help you in the future). The précis is summarizing that insists on exact reproduction of the logic, organization and emphasis of an original work The French word “précis” literally means “a cut down version”.
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The Précis Guidelines for writing a précis (seriously, this is a skill that will help you in the future)
The précis is summarizing that insists on exact reproduction of the logic, organization and emphasis of an original work • The French word “précis” literally means “a cut down version”
A précis is a useful tool when dealing with lengthy passages • It can be used to summarize research materials, but the greatest value of précis writing is the demand it makes on the writer to write comprehensively and thoughtfully
Guidelines for Writing a Précis • Read the article of passage quickly and thoroughly to grasp the complete idea of the writer.
2. Reread the passage, underlining and selecting the most important points and striking out all examples, anecdotes, extra words, and frills where you write your first draft. • Is there a key sentence that states the writer’s main point? • A topic sentence may summarize the whole paragraph for you
3. Preserve the logical continuity of the original • Make your précis clear, concise and orderly 4. Read your first draft • Does it include all the important ideas of the original? • Have you omitted unnecessary or repetitious detail?
5. Reduce your version to one third or one fourth of the original length, making sure to eliminate all unnecessary words and adjectives 6. Your final version should give all the essential information in such a was that the reader can use it without referring to the original
