Question

Write a gist of the extract in about 50 words

Answer 1

Answer:

We were cautious in our approach to summary

writing. We knew that it was not sufficient to sim-

ply “cause” writing through writing prompts alone.

Although we are not in favor of formula writing

(there are too many “hamburger paragraphs” in

the world already), we knew that our students

would benefit from a systematic method of précis

writing. We were also cognizant of the research

of Stein and Kirby (1992) who recommend that

the text be available when teaching students who

are not yet facile at writing summaries rather thanusing recall methods alone to create a précis.