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Title: Précis writing for beginners
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Summary: "Précis Writing for Beginners" by Guy Noel Pocock is an instructional guide focusing on the technical skill of précis writing, written in the early 20th century. This book aims to provide young learners, particularly students in the educational system of that time, with a structured method for summarizing complex texts, such as government reports and correspondence. The content emphasizes clarity, conciseness, and the gradual learning of rules and techniques to produce effective précis. The book introduces readers to the essence and process of précis writing through progressive exercises that mimic the style of real documents, allowing students to practice summarizing while mastering essential skills. Each exercise focuses on a different type of content, ranging from reported speech to various types of correspondence, with detailed instructions to help learners systematically extract main ideas without losing the essence of the material. By the end of the book, readers are expected to be competent enough to tackle real-life examples of précis writing, serving not just as a writing exercise but also as a way to enhance critical thinking and expression. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Pocock, Guy Noel, 1880-1955
EBook No.: 53680
Published: Dec 6, 2016
Downloads: 372
Language: English
Subject: Abstracting
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Précis writing for beginners
Credits:
Produced by MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading
Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from
images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Précis Writing for Beginners" by Guy Noel Pocock is an instructional guide focusing on the technical skill of précis writing, written in the early 20th century. This book aims to provide young learners, particularly students in the educational system of that time, with a structured method for summarizing complex texts, such as government reports and correspondence. The content emphasizes clarity, conciseness, and the gradual learning of rules and techniques to produce effective précis. The book introduces readers to the essence and process of précis writing through progressive exercises that mimic the style of real documents, allowing students to practice summarizing while mastering essential skills. Each exercise focuses on a different type of content, ranging from reported speech to various types of correspondence, with detailed instructions to help learners systematically extract main ideas without losing the essence of the material. By the end of the book, readers are expected to be competent enough to tackle real-life examples of précis writing, serving not just as a writing exercise but also as a way to enhance critical thinking and expression. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Pocock, Guy Noel, 1880-1955
EBook No.: 53680
Published: Dec 6, 2016
Downloads: 372
Language: English
Subject: Abstracting
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.