PREPRECIS

WRITING
 GROUP MEMBERS

REHAN JAVED()
SUDAIS()
MUHAMMAD UMER BIN KHALID()
GENERAL VIEW :

• PRECIS WRITING IS SIMILAR TO SUMMARY.

• IT IS AN EXERCISE OF COMPRESSION.
• A PRECIS WRITING IS A GIST OF ANY PASSAGE IN AS FEW
WORDS AS POSSIBLE.
 WHY PERCIS WRITING IS
IMPORTANT?
1.Understand the gist of the passage.

2. More concisely.

3. Essential to note down that the general idea.

4.Highlight the points. 

5.TO make the story passage more beautiful.

YOU WILL LEARN :
•WHAT IS PRECIS WRITING?

•USE OF PRECIS WRITING

•HOW TO WRITE A PRECIS?

•QUALITIES OF A GOOD PRECIS

•ESSENTIAL RULES FOR A GOOD PRECIS WRITING 

•POINTS TO AVOID FOR PRECIS WRITING 

 WHAT IS PRECIS WRITING ?
• THE WORD PRECIS COMES FROM THE LATIN ‘PRAECISUS’ AND THE OLD FRENCH
‘PRÉCIS’ WHICH MEANS CUT OFF, OR SHORTENED.
• A PRECIS WRITING IS A CENTREPIECE OF ANY PASSAGE IN AS FEW WORDS AS
POSSIBLE.
• A PRECIS SHOULD HAVE ALL IMPORTANT DETAILS OF THE ORIGINAL PARAGRAPH SO
THAT ANYONE WHO IS READING IT IS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE IDEA OF THE ORIGINAL
PASSAGE.
• YOU EXPRESS OR REWRITE A PARAGRAPH OR ANY PIECE OF WRITING AND MAKE IT AS
CONCISE AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT HAVING TO CHANGE THE CRUX OF THE SUBJECT MATTER.
• YOU WILL NOT ADD YOUR OWN THOUGHTS AND MAINTAIN THE TONE AND EXPRESSIONS OF
THE CHARACTERS.
•  YOU WILL ALSO AVOID MENTIONING EVENTS THAT AREN’T ESSENTIAL.
.
USE OF PRECIS WRITING :

• PEOPLE OFTEN WANT TO GO THROUGH THE HIGHLIGHTS OF BOOKS,

MOVIES, MEETINGS, AN ARTICLE, REPORT, NEWS, ETC.
• PRECIS WRITING CAN BE USED TO DESCRIBE A CHAPTER SO THAT STUDENTS GET
THE GIST OF THE BASICS.
• PRECIS WRITING IS ALSO USED IN COMPANIES FOR JOB DESCRIPTIONS, MEETING
HIGHLIGHTS, ETC.
• THE USE OF PRECIS WRITING IS ALSO SEEN IN MOVIES TO DESCRIBE THE MAIN
EVENTS OR PLOT OF THE FILM.
• PRECIS WRITING IS ALSO USED IN SCIENTIFIC REPORTS AND RESEARCHES TO
GIVE THE GIST OF ITS CONTENT.
HOW TO WRITE A PRECIS?

OWING TO THE REPEATEDLY MENTIONED IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING A PRECIS SHORT,

WRITING A PRECIS REQUIRES YOU TO CAREFULLY UNDERSTAND THE POINTS THAT
WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CONTENT.
STEPS THAT CAN EASILY HELP YOU COMPOSE A
CLEAR PRECIS :

• UNDERSTAND THE TEXT/NARRATIVE

• HIGHLIGHT AND DIVIDE THE TEXT

• CREATE A MIND MAP

• WRITING YOUR PRECIS

• REVIEW YOUR PRECIS

QUALITIES OF A GOOD PRECIS :

• ACCURATE AND PRECISE

• CLEAR

• WELL CONNECTED

• ORIGINAL

• A SUITABLE TITLE
ESSENTIAL RULES FOR A GOOD PRECIS
WRITING :

•KEEP THE TEXT UP TO THE POINT.

•USE SHORTER WORDS. FOR EXAMPLE, USE ‘BECAUSE’ INSTEAD OF ‘OWING TO’ .

• AVOID USING COMPLEX SENTENCES. 

•RETAIN THE CORE OF THE TEXT.

•YOUR TEXT SHOULD BE A  REFLECTION OF THE ORIGINAL TEXT AND SHOULD STATE THE
CORRECT FACTS AND FIGURES . 
POINTS TO AVOID FOR PRECIS WRITING :

• DO NOT ELABORATE A LOT ON A SINGLE POINT.

• DO NOT USE YOUR OWN INTERPRETATION, CRITICISM,  OR ASSUMPTION

ABOUT THE TEXT.

• DO NOT COPY SENTENCES FROM THE ORIGINAL TEXT.

• DO NOT BREAK THE FLOW OF EVENTS AND KEEP THE TEXT WELL
CONNECTED. 
BRAIN STORMING :

• GLOBAL WARMING CAN LEAD TO GRAVE CONSEQUENCES.

• ICE CAPS ARE MELTING RAPIDLY.

• RISING WATER LEVELS ARE A THREAT TO LAND MASSES.

• GLOBAL WARMING IS CAUSING OZONE DEPLETION AND HEALTH HAZARDS.

EXAMPLE :

A RECENT VISIT TO THE ARCTIC REGION BROUGHT ME FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE PROBLEM OF GLOBAL
WARMING. IT MADE ME REALIZE HOW MASSIVE THE CHANGE IS AND HOW GRAVE ITS CONSEQUENCES
WILL BE FOR ALL. THE ICE CAPS IN THE POLAR REGIONS ARE MELTING RAPIDLY DUE TO DEFORESTATION
AND THE INCREASING LEVELS OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE ATMOSPHERE. IF STEPS ARE NOT TAKEN SOON,
THE RISING WATER LEVELS WILL SUBMERGE ALL THE LANDMASSES.
OZONE DEPLETION IS ANOTHER SERIOUS CONSEQUENCE OF GLOBAL WARMING. THESE HOLES OR
BREACHES IN THE PROTECTIVE COVER OF OUR PLANET LET HARMFUL UV RAYS REACH US UNFILTERED.
THEY IN TURN CAUSE HEALTH HAZARDS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO TREAT. AWARENESS OF THESE
EFFECTS OF OUR ACTIONS AND SUSTAINABLE STEPS TO PREVENT THEM IS THE NEED OF THE HOUR. 
PRECIS :

THE CONSEQUENCES OF GLOBAL WARMING ARE GRAVE. THE ICE CAPS, WHICH
ARE MELTING DUE
TO DEFORESTATION AND THE INCREASING LEVELS OF CARBON DIOXIDE CAN
CAUSE A RISE IN THE
WATER LEVELS AND SUBMERGE LANDMASSES. GLOBAL WARMING CAN LEAD
TO OZONE DEPLETION.
LACK OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES CAN EITHER CAUSE HEALTH HAZARDS OR
THE EXTINCTION OF
SPECIES.
THANK YOU