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Precis Writing for American Schools
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ISBN13: 9781025510514
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 172
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Precis Writing for American Schools is a comprehensive instructional manual dedicated to the essential art of summarization and concise writing. Prepared by Samuel Thurber, this work serves as a practical guide for students to develop their analytical reading skills and refine their ability to distill complex information into clear, accurate, and brief prose.
The text focuses on the precis-a structured summary that requires a deep understanding of the source material and the skill to express its core message without unnecessary ornamentation. By working through various exercises and examples, students learn to identify primary arguments, discard trivial details, and maintain the logical flow of the original piece within a shortened format. This discipline is presented not merely as a school exercise, but as a fundamental tool for effective communication in academic, professional, and personal life.
As a classic resource in the field of English composition and rhetoric, this book emphasizes the importance of clarity, brevity, and precision. It remains a valuable reference for those interested in the history of educational pedagogy and anyone looking to improve their mastery of the English language through the rigorous practice of concise expression.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.
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