Repetition
Kate was happy to be back at her hearth and home.
What is an example of doubling in a sentence?
Change: Kate was happy to be back at home.
Jerry stepped up on the stage.
Jerry stepped on the stage.
Who is kicking who?
What is one way of understanding the subject of a sentence?
Two sides of the rhetorical triangle that you should think about when creating a text.
What are audience and purpose?
If you don't go to school you won't get good grades.
What is avoid negatives? If you go to school, you will get good grades.
He stated that he had clearly stated the facts already.
What is an example of repetition within a sentence?
There are four cars on the freeway that got in a traffic accident.
Four cars on the freeway got in a traffic accident.
He had a pet at home.
What is a non-specific noun? He had a dog at home.
This is what you want your reader to do or think after reading your text.
What is a clear call to action?
If you need a car, you should save money.
What is be careful with your "if"s?
You should save money for a car.
The phone battery was totally dead.
What is an example of doubling in a sentence? Change to the phone battery was dead.
Really, this is so not cool.
This is not cool.
He brought these back an hour ago.
He brought these keys (or other noun) back an hour ago.
This is the main idea or argument of the text that should be stated in one or two sentences.
What is the thesis of the text?
The cat jumped on the table on the box under the window to get the treat.
The current fashion was to wear high-waisted jeans with a crop top.
What is an example of doubling in a sentence? Change to the fashion was to wear high-waisted jeans with a crop top.
The teacher learned that the best way to engage students was through interaction.
The teacher learned the best way to engage students was through interaction.
My Dad is a slimy man who loves to save money.
My Dad is a frugal man who loves to save money.
You should have several of these that tie back to the main thesis of the text.
What are supporting examples or evidence?
There are students from a campus downtown who are getting a notice about future moneys owed that should be avoided.
What is avoid sentences with long windups? Students are getting a notice about future moneys owed that should be avoided.
Students in writing courses are often assigned readings the students are supposed to be reading and various writing student projects.
What is an example of repetition in a sentence? Change to Students in writing courses are often assigned readings and various writing projects.
Gerald went up on the stage so that he could collect the prize money that he won off of the committee.
Gerald went on the stage to collect the prize money from the committee.
Next to your subject you should have an active one of these that clearly indicates what your subject is doing.
What is a simple, active verb?
Information that should be shared with your reader to make sure they understand the background of your argument or idea.
What is context?
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