Wordiness and Redundancy
Objective
SWBAT express ideas concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.
Big Idea
Let’s get to the point!
Review
5 minutes
Using the "Wordiness and Redundancy" Power Point (screen 2 – 3), I began class by reviewing the definition of “wordiness” and “redundancy.”
Reminding students that eliminating “wordiness and redundancy” is part of revising, I asked for suggestions of how it could be done. Several students gave suggestions then we reviewed screen 4 in the power point.
Practice
15 minutes
Practicing as a class with screens 5 – 12 in the power point, we discussed the reasons why these sentences were redundant or wordy.
Application
20 minutes
Students took out their most recent piece of writing and revised focusing on redundancy and wordiness.
