Precis Writing

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• Precis Writing Essay

  ...Precis Writing The English Composition paper of CE-2012 has really dented the confidence of the aspirants to a huge extent. Most of the aspirants who scored quite heavily in other papers were merely able to score less than 20 and even 10 in the English Precis And Composition paper.I was fortunate as well as tactical enough to accumulate 64 marks in the paper this paper. As per promised, I'm going to share my strategy for approaching each and every question one by one.Precis writing has been the most difficult and decisive question regarding the E.P.C. paper. This very question sets the tone for the rest of the paper and serves as a very good means for portraying what metal an aspirant is made up of.I have been lucky enough to have been taught by a school-teacher, Sir Kashif Rehman. Although he is a school teacher yet very tactical in his approach. I adopted his strategy while approaching the E.P.C. paper. Hence, I am going to share the way he taught me how to attempt the precis. I am going to give a comprehensive method of approaching this very question step-by-step. STEP 1: READING THE PARAGRAPH ( 10 - 15 MINUTES ) Read very carefully, not once but twice. After first reading, try to establish as much understanding of the text as possible. Highlight or underline the main ideas, arguments, or themes presented by the author. Second reading will help you understand the paragraphing...

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• precis writing class lecture Essay

  ... English (Précis & Composition) 1 www.thecsspoint.com www.facebook.com/thecsspointOfficial Class Lecture (29th July 2012) Précis Writing Précis writing is a basic and very useful skill. It has been variously referred to as 'abbreviation', 'subtraction', 'abstract', 'summary', and 'condensation'. The French gave it the name ‘précis' — the pruning away of all that is inessential. "A précis is a brief, original summary of the important ideas given in a long selection. Its aim is to give the general effect created by the original selection." It is a concise and lucid summary that forsakes all unnecessary details (including illustrations, amplifications, and embellishments) in favor of reproducing the logic, development, organization and emphasis of the original. Précis writing aims at intelligent reading and clear, accurate writing. It is a skill of both analysis and genesis that critically questions every thought included and excluded, each word used to express those thoughts, and the proportions and arrangements of those thoughts — both in the original and in the précis. In its exaction it mercilessly reveals an author's wordiness and looseness or thinness of thought and construction. It should strengthen our style, our sense of proportion and emphasis, and our sensitivity to word meanings and an...

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• Essay about Writing Bibliography

  ...1. The title of the draft is descriptive, however it can be be improved by using the method that the Anteater’s Guide to Writing and Rhetoric shows us. The first part of the title can be more creative, while the second part can be more descriptive so that the readers know what the paper is about. The draft has the descriptive part, but can use the creative aspect as well. 2. The introduction did a very good job at grabbing my attention, because it clearly stated and described the problem and convinced me that this is a big issue in Beijing. The writer had good use of logos, because she included cited many important facts. The writer can improve the use of pathos by providing an emotional invoking example or an emotional event in order for the audience to appeal to their emotions. 3. The thesis statement in the introduction clearly lays out a brief summary of what the problem is and why we should care about it. The thesis could be made more specific by including why this problem came about by using something along the line of “due to the failure of.” 4. The history section of the draft does clarify why this problem is so urgent by including a graph, examples and adding many statistics. The first paragraph of the history section does a good job at describing a variety of different causes of the problem, which continues throughout this section. 5. The draft provides current examples, such as the stench that has been released in 2010 due to one...

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• Business Writing Essay

  ...Writing Reports and Proposals Reference Guide Nine Rules of Writing The Rules of Evidence 1) Use familiar words 2) Prefer short, simple words 3) Use concrete words 4) Prefer active to passive verbs 5) Avoid camouflaged verbs 6) Arrange sentences for emphasis and clarity 7) Keep sentences short 8) Ensure modifying words and phrases relate to nouns and pronouns 9) Use words economically Rule 1: Look at the evidence and follow where it leads. The trick here is not to let your own bias lead you into selecting only the evidence you agree with. If you aren’t careful, you can unconsciously start forcing the evidence to fit the design that seems to be emerging. When fact A and fact B both point toward the same conclusion, there is always the temptation to make fact C fit. Rule 2. Look for the simplest explanation that accounts for all the evidence. When the lights in the room go out, the sudden darkness might be taken as evidence of a power failure. But a quick investigation turns up other evidence that must be accounted for: the streetlights are still on; the refrigerator is still functioning. So a simpler explanation may exist, and a check of the circuit breakers or fuse box would be appropriate. Rule 3. Look at all likely alternatives. Likely alternatives in the example just discussed would include such things as burned-out bulbs, loose plugs, and defective outlets, so all alternatives should be examined in the investigation stage....

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• Essay about academic writing

  ...summary: Main Point Summary A main point summary reads much like an article abstract, giving the most important "facts" of the text. It should identify the title, author, and main point or argument. When relevant, it can also include the text's source (book, essay, periodical, journal, etc.). As in all types of summary, a main point summary uses author tags, such as "In her article, Salahub states," or "Ms. Salahub argues/explains/says/asks/suggests." These tags will make it clear which ideas are those of the author and the text being summarized, not the summarizer. This type of summary might also use a quote from the text, but the quote should be representative of the text's main idea or point. A main point summary is often used when writing academic papers as a way to introduce the reader to a source and to place the main point of that source into the context of an argument or discussion of an issue. "In his essay Dropping the Sat? which is posted on the Affirmative Action and Diversity Project's Website, George Will considers the proposal by some that schools stop using student's SAT scores when choosing which students to admit. Mr. Will explains that at most prominent schools in America, the SAT is a key factor in determining college admissions. Mr. Will argues that the SAT is an important tool in predicting the ability of prospective students to perform in college and therefore, should continue to be a factor in college admissions." Key Point Summary...

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• Writing Essays

  ...Writing Essays Always begin with an essay plan. You will find that this really helps to organise your thoughts. This should include your initial reaction to the essay title, your basic ideas and thoughts and some quotations you want to use. You may find that you do not stick completely to your plan and this is okay, as the more you think about an essay your ideas will evolve and change. You should, however, have formed your ideas and opinions before you start writing. In planning your essay it is important to have done preliminary reading. This may involve surfing the web and checking out relevant sites or it may involve reading your novel/text to hunt out some quotations to justify your argument. Whichever it involves, MAKE SURE you write down the sources of this information for your referencing and bibliography. There is no avoiding the fact that you cannot write a good essay without first having done the research, just as a lawyer will NEVER go into court and try a case without having done substantial research and preparation. Imagine going into court and just making it all up on the spot, how embarrassing would it be? That is what it is sometimes like reading badly written essays at this school: embarrassing! Always begin with an essay plan. You will find that this really helps to organise your thoughts. This should include your initial reaction to the essay title, your basic ideas and thoughts and some quotations you...

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• Essay writing

  ...Essay writing Your reader is tired and easily bored. It’s the dead of winter and he is curled up in front of his space heater, drinking tea, trying to get through as many applications as he possibly can tonight before he starts all over again in the morning. Your essay is the 65th he has read today, and very few have been memorable.  He yearns to be entertained.  He wants to see something fresh and interesting.  He wants to appreciate a creative twist on the same-old essay prompts.  He wants something that reads well…like a mystery novel, a juicy gossip column, or at least a well-crafted feature in the Chicago Tribune. So punch it up.  One of the best ways to do this is to pay close attention to the first and last lines of the essay.  The first sentence or two, especially, is worthy of your careful consideration: give your reader some reason to sit up and take notice. - See more at: http://greatcollegeadvice.com/how-to-write-the-perfect-college-essay-consider-your-audience/#sthash.OM81sOS2.dpuf Your reader may scan your essay first, just to see if it’s worth reading carefully.  Again, these essays all begin to sound the same after a while.  So it’s natural to imagine your reader scanning it first to discern whether this is just one more formulaic piece about the happy poor people you served at the soup kitchen one evening, or about how you saved the big game by throwing the touchdown pass in the final seconds of the game.  Therefore, you can help your...

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• ASSIGNMENT WRITING ECOLOGIES 3 Essay

  ...Ashley Thompson - 17965460 Writing Task #3 Thesis. Multimodal reduces complexity in language and how we communicate. In the digital world, Comumunity spaces such as MamaMia present not only digital text remediated from old media, but also other modes to represent a better understanding of content for their viewers. Structure/ outline argument. 1st Paragraph: Focusing on the digital sphere, Mama mia provides a women- feminist culture where their language is target at mothers. Kress notes that to express one's conveying messages, firstly questions ''which information, for this audience, is best conveyed imagery and which in writing? (Kress, 2003). It can also be said that ''New media provides powerful new ways of representing and manipulating information''.(Jenkins, 2009). This can be formed from the use of layout and use of visual representations to convey one's message. In contrast, Merchant discuss the language [used in blogs], tends to be informal or even playful in quality. (Merchant, 2006). MamaMia uses specific elements to characterise with their viewers, a binary made from still images that are being used for serious news stories to where film movements of celebrity gossip are in text imagery. I agree to Merchant's statement to some extent as blogs, are created to be used for posting ideas and essentially of personal choice and having the public articulate their own views and ideas by posting comments. 2nd paragraph . Rich,...

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