Precis 5

Students should plan to write 12 precis before the end of the term. Only the top 10 will be counted toward a final grade. Students should submit precis to turnitin.com before the end of the module. To earn credit, a student must:

Write a precis. A precis is a short description of a reading assignment, much like a book report. It should not contain any interpretation, examples, or objections. It should be limited simply to outlining the positions and arguments as they are found in the reading. Precis should be between 250-300 words (about a page), and should be typed, double spaced, 12pt font, or equivalent. To earn credit, it should be related to the chapter that we read for that module , and turned in during the week that we discuss and cover that chapter in class. It is of no value to write a precis after we have talked about it in class, so late precis will not be accepted for credit.

A precis should never directly quote any author, or any part of the text. Instead, summarize the main points, and cite your sources.