PPT-PRECIS WRITING " A précis is a brief, original summary of the important ideas given in

A summary or a précis is NOT a personal interpretation of a work or an expression of your opinion of the idea it is rather an exact replica in miniature of the work often reduced to onequarter to onefifth of its size in which you express the complete argument. #2145 NORTH AMERICAN PRECIS SYNDICATE,INC.350 Fifth AvenueNew York,NY 10118-0110Address Service Requested PRESORTSTANDARDPOSTAGE P North AmericanPrecis Syndicate, Inc. eb site: www.napsnet.com Why not Precis. II. Writing one of these takes practice. Here is our elevated round two. . When you see a pizza delivery person, what do you think? . Is she working for gas money?. Or is . she struggling to support three kids and . High School Writing Spring 2015. Monday January 5, 2015. Syllabus. The copy of the syllabus can be found in the “Instructions for Assignments” tab on . the website (. http://. coophighschoolwriting.weebly.com. Industr y Safety I n iti atives F r om N o n - Precis ion t o P r ecision - l i k e Approaches r Flight Operations Briefing Notes Industry Safety Initiatives From Non-Precision to Precision-li What is a Summary?. Do’s. Condensed. Short. Original Source. Don’ts. No Details. No interpretation. No additional opinion. Why Summarizing?. Comprehension. of key points. Research Paper. : Analysis and Critical thinking. Precis. PRECIS FORMAT. 1)– T. A. G., (year of publication), verb + “that” (THESIS). 2) – How + 3 Textual Evidence (quotes). 3) – Author’s purpose + “in order to…”. 4) – Intended Audience +/ tone. Why is it important to summarize?. A. . summary familiarizes . the reader with the material before . the writer begins analyzing or reacting to that material.. A summary . can clarify the material, especially for lengthy or complicated sources. . In this presentation ,you will learn to do the following :. List the guidelines to write a Précis. Create Précis using the format – heading , outline and summary. Précis Writing :-. A Précis is the shortened form of a passage .It is a . David Hahn, MD, MS, WREN Director. Department of Family Medicine & Community Health. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health. DLHahn@wisc.edu. www.wren.wisc.edu. Agenda. Explanatory and pragmatic trial. What is a precis?. The word “precis”, from the Old French, means to “cut short”. It is a . concise. summary of a reading that explains the main idea, logical support, and structure of the original piece but in a very condensed form. Unlike a critical analysis where an argument it evaluated and uses evidence within the article (quotations) for support, a precis is objective. So, a precis is void of personal opinions and evaluations.. v.I. Concept, Content, Construction, Quality. Matching, sorting, thinking. …. A Rhetorical . Precis. is…. True. False. A rhetorical Précis is a highly specialized, specific type of summary. .. Now go on to the next task. . 2) A couple of rhetorical terms and, in brief, how they function to convey meaning.. 3) Describe the organization, or structure of the speech, and explain why it is particularly effective for this audience. What is a Rhetorical Précis?. “A rhetorical précis is a highly structured four-sentence paragraph that acknowledges the rhetorical situation in which any discourse occurs. The précis records the essential rhetorical elements involved in writing and in reading discourse: the name of the speaker/writer, the context of the delivery, the major assertion, the mode of development and/or support, the stated and/or apparent purpose, and the relationship established between the speaker/writer and the audience.”. Just checking…... Who – Blue Oyster Cult and Bruce Dickinson, also – highlighting Gene Frenkle and his cowbell.. What – Recording “Don’t Fear the Reaper” – cow bell highlight. Where – Sunshine Studios.