August 28 2018 Clear and Concise Writing Which

August 28, 2018

Clear and Concise Writing • Which is more concise. . . • St. Martin High School is the best high school because of its positive culture, high test scores, and powerful sports teams. OR • St. Martin High School is best because it has a good amount of people who are kind to each other and most students perform good on those difficult tests and the sports teams are trying really hard to be in first place.

Clear and Concise Writing Which is more concise. . . • St. Martin High School is the best high school because of its positive culture, high test scores, and powerful sports teams. • Why?

Clear and Concise Writing • What is wrong with this one? • St. Martin High School is best because it has a good amount of people who are kind to each other and most students perform good on those difficult tests and the sports teams are trying really hard to be in first place. • It is too wordy and not as direct as the previous answer.

Clear and Concise Writing • Why are students looking forward to Friday’s pep rally and game? • How can we improve the clarity and reduce the wordiness of the following answer? – Jot down or quickly type your answer. Sample Awkward / Wordy Statement: • Students are looking forward seeing each other at the pep rally and football game this Friday. It will give them a chance to show off their school spirit, and many of the students will enjoy getting out of class so that they can be with their friends for the pep rally. They will then be able to yell and scream for their team after school at the game.

Quiz on Edmodo • Log into Edmodo. • Take the quiz when it appears. • If you finish before everyone else. . . • Review your portion of the presentation. • Work on your career-debate paper.

Citations • Purdue OWL (online help) • Look at this website with me and take a picture of or type the samples that I show you. • Then, using ONE of your sources, go ahead and create the Works Cited page citation for this source. • Once we finish with the Works Cited page practice, then I will teach you how to set up the in-text citations.

Organization • Yesterday we looked at an outline. • Introduction • Hook • Background • Thesis • Body Paragraphs • Explanations • Evidence with Direct Quotes (frame / OREO the quotes) • Conclusion • Recap the Thesis and Main Points • Why is this important?

Presentation • Watch as I model how to present in a professional manner. • Listen to show your good listening skills because that will be a portion of your grade.