Writing a Précis
Precis longer passages by summarising the main ideas and key information concisely while maintaining the essential meaning and removing non-essential detail
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If your child reads a long article about a topic they're studying, can they write a short summary in their own words that captures the key points without copying sentences?
Precis longer passages by summarising the main ideas and key information concisely while maintaining the essential meaning and removing non-essential detail
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- Reduce a three-paragraph text to a single paragraph capturing all main points
- Identify and remove redundant information while preserving essential meaning
- Write a precis that is no more than one-third the length of the original text
“If your child reads a long article about a topic they're studying, can they write a short summary in their own words that captures the key points without copying sentences?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Writing Composition
- Age range
- Ages 10–11
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