What is Precis?
A precis is a summary of the essentials of a text.
It is the gist or main theme of a passage expressed in as few words as possible preferably 1/3rd of the original text.
It must have three C's in it.
1. Clear
2. Concise
3. Complete
Why Precis is required?
1. Precis-writing is an excellent exercise in reading.
Precis-writing forces you to pay attention to what you read; So our attention gets improved a lot.
2. Precis-writing is also a very good exercise in writing a composition.
Most of us repeat ourselves a lot while writing and unnecessarily exaggerate the content.
but Precis-writing teaches one how to express one's thoughts clearly, concisely, and effectively.
The six steps of precis writing are :
1. reading
2. Analyze
3. Provide a suitable title
4. Initial Draft
5. Revise and Edit
6. Final Copy.
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