English Writing Composition Procedural 10–11 yrs

Writing a Précis

写作摘要

Description

Precis longer passages by summarising the main ideas and key information concisely while maintaining the essential meaning and removing non-essential detail

Mastery Evidence

✓ 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

Assessment Prompt

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?