English // Writing Composition

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

Ages
10 to 11
Type
Method
Builds on
1 topic
Leads to
2 topics
Standards
1 code

Quick check

If the learner 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?

Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.

Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • 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

Topic // Map

Where this fits

What to learn first and what this topic opens up, with the reason for each link. Required links come first.
  • RequiredMust come first
  • HelpfulHelps, but not essential

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Writing a Précis

Ages 10 to 11 // Method

Leads to

2 topics

Topic // Standards

Curriculum standards

Codes for the curriculum statements this topic maps to. Each publisher owns its standard text.
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document
Eng.UKS2.Write.Comp.2c

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