WRITING WITH STYLE VERBS ADVERBS AND ADJECTIVES WRITING
WRITING WITH STYLE VERBS, ADVERBS, AND ADJECTIVES
WRITING WITH STYLE (VERBS) 1. Use VIVID verbs Ex: Cody fell down in the hallway. Cody collapsed in the hallway.
WRITING WITH STYLE (VERBS) 2. Avoid overusing “be” verbs (is, are was were…) Ex: Mrs. Dawkins is someone who follows national news. Mrs. Dawkins follows national news.
WRITING WITH STYLE (VERBS) 3. Use active more often than passive verbs • Another piercing essay was submitted by Jade. (passive) • Jade submitted another piercing essay. (active) (Make sure the subject is doing the action. )
WRITING WITH STYLE (VERBS) 4. Use verbs that show rather than verbs that tell. • Mrs. Dawkins is very thorough. • Mrs. Dawkins prepares detailed lectures. (psst…Remember what Mark Twain said about the word “very? ”)
WRITING WITH STYLE (ADVERBS) 5. Use adverbs when they are needed to describe action. • Mrs. Dawkins is very thorough. (“Very” gives no real information to the reader. ) • Donald Trump reluctantly agreed to meet the protestors. (reluctantly tells the reader more about how he “agreed. ”)
WRITING WITH STYLE (ADJECTIVES) 6. Use specific adjectives: Adjectives should be precise. Strong adjectives make nouns even more interesting and/or more clear for the reader. • Avoid: big, pretty, small, old, bad, nice, good, great, etc. • Also avoid using too many adjectives.
WRITING WITH STYLE (ADJECTIVES) 6. Use specific adjectives: • Mr. Black’s old Mustang is in storage. • Mr. Black’s classic Mustang is in storage.
WRITING WITH STYLE (ADJECTIVES) 6. Use specific adjectives: • Too many adjectives: • A tall, shocking column of thick, yellow smoke marked the exact spot where the unexpected explosion had occurred. • A column of thick, yellow smoke marked the spot where the unexpected explosion had occurred. • Practice
PROPOSALS THE ULTIMATE ARGUMENTATIVE PIECE
CHARACTERISTICS |PROPOSALS: 1. Call for a change, often I response to a problem 2. Focus on the future 3. Center on the audience
A PROPOSAL IS: 1. A call for action – either to get something done or to stop something from happening 2. Persuade people to choose a course of action
TYPES OF PROPOSALS 1. Proposals about Practices 2. Proposals about Policies Everything’s An Argument: 274
TYPES OF PROPOSALS 1. Proposals about Practices 2. Proposals about Policies Everything’s An Argument: 274
PROPOSAL ARGUMENTS APPEAL TO: 1. Good Sense (logos) 2. Credibility (ethos) 3. Various audiences (word choice matters) Everything’s An Argument: 274
CLASS PROPOSAL (Remove hats rule from dress code or allow dual credit classes to meet two days a week)
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