Tools for Good Writing

Remember:  I will give you the tools to be good writers,

but you must open the tool box and use the equipment!

Rules of Formal Writing: rules of formal writing

Fluency Issues:

Varied Sentence Beginnings:  Vary Your Sentence Beginnings - td

Writing Without "You": Writing Without You

Eliminating Redundancy:  same word too close

Comma Links :

White class handout: comma overhead 07 08

Blue class homework: Independent Practice for Commas

Quiz "test run" : comma quiz test run

SLAMS Strategy: SLAMS

Show Not Tell:

Intro to passive voice: intro to passive voice

Vivid verbs handout: vivid verbs for website

Show Not Tell Worksheet: show don't tell take home quiz