Effective Writing Tips for Improving Style and Clarity
Enhance your writing style and clarity with these practical tips: use strong verbs, avoid passive voice, vary sentence length, and eliminate clichés. Discover ways to improve sentence structure and enhance engagement in your writing. Get ready to refine your writing skills!
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Hymn #263 Go Forth with Faith Savior, Redeemer of My Soul 1. Go forth with faith to tell the world Of Jesus Christ, the Lord. Bear witness he is God s own Son; Proclaim his wondrous word. Go forth with hope and courage strong To spread the word abroad That people of all nations Are children of our God.
ENG 106L Gathering Activity Improving Style: Use strong verbs Avoid passive voice (Passive: The suspect was being held in custody by the police. Active: The police held the suspect in custody.) Avoid excessive intensifiers & qualifiers
ENG 106L Gathering Activity Increase sentence variety Vary sentence length Avoid word & phrase repetition Avoid clich s (Beauty is skin deep. Seeing is believing.)
ENG 106L Gathering Activity Can you improve the style of these examples? 1. The election s outcome was decided by the Supreme Court. 2. My brother was being mean.
ENG 106L Gathering Activity 3. I enjoy skiing but I like snowboarding, too. Fresh powder is best for snowboarding and well-groomed slopes are best for skiing. I can t do both, so I have to choose which one I will do. I check to see how much it snowed the night before, and then I know whether to ski or snowboard.
ENG 106L Gathering Activity This week read student papers looking for: Does the thesis clearly state the problem and propose a solution? Is the topic controversial? (Is it a statement of fact or are there differing opinions on the topic?) Based on the outline, does it look like the problem will be adequately described or defined?
ENG 106L Gathering Activity Does the solution adequately address the problem? Does the writer anticipate possible objections to the solution?
ENG 106L Gathering Activity After the writer finishes reading the paper, participants should write: Two points of praise Two suggestions for improvement
