Slide 1 Improving Sentence Concision and Coherence Slide 2 How does making sentence concise and coherent improve your argument? Slide 3 Two Strategies The Paramedic Method…

Slide 1 H OW TO S AY I T : U SING C ONCISE, S PECIFIC L ANGUAGE, T RANSITIONS, AND A CTIVE V ERBS UWC Writing Workshop Fall 2013 Slide 2 B EFORE W E D IVE I N … http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4096…

Slide 1 Do Now: Exercise 8-1 On your clicker, indicate if the numbered sentences are (A) OK or (B) Need Editing to eliminate weak or passive constructions. Be ready to explain…

Slide 1 Seven Deadly Sins of Writing Slide 2 1. Rhetorical Questions Rhetorical questions are vocal tools for speech writing. Without the proper inflection by the author,…

Slide 1 Find a process that works for you Slide 2  Think of an idea that will be relevant to your assigned page  Think about an idea that is relevant and interesting…

Slide 1 AVOIDING ILLOGICAL SHIFTS A shift is a sudden, unexpected change in I.person or number (pronoun) II.verb tense III.voice IV.mood V.AND HOW TO CORRECT THEM Slide 2…

Slide 1 Summaries and Book Reports Slide 2 I.The summary A summary is a brief restatement of the essential thought of longer composition. It reproduces the theme of the original…

Subject Verb Agreement Number & Person Subject Verb Agreement A subject names what or whom a sentence is about. The subject ordinarily performs the action described by…

Do Now: In the paired sentences on your handout (Exercise 8-2), circle the letter of the sentence that makes better use of its verbs, that flows better. Be ready to explain…

Agenda Taking a look at our essays Learning to identify repetitive and imprecise language. HOMEWORK: For Tuesday read SL 3-4 St. guide for ch. 3 Friday: EOS quiz 1 Voc Commas,…