Bridges Word Choice and Vivid Verbs

Word Choice and Vivid Verbs

​Over Used and Tired Words

​These are words used so often, they have lost their meaning.

​Over Used and Tired Words

Or they are so vague, they have lost their meaning.

​Over Used and Tired Words

Good, Bad, Nice, Interesting, Big, Important, Great, Fun, Boring.

Open Ended

Can you think of some others?

Open Ended

Make this sentence better. A good book is hard to find.

​Over Used and Tired Words

Really and very are really two overused and tired words.

Open Ended

Change really hungry into something better.

Make Notes

​On the next slide, we will be directed to Padlet. Make notes on what you have just lerned.

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Vivid Verbs

​Weak Verbs

​​“To be” and “To have” verbs are weak.

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​am, is, are, were, be, being, been, has, had, have, having.

​Weak Verbs

​​“To be” and “To have” verbs are weak.

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​am, is, are, were, be, being, been, has, had, have, having.

​Weak Verbs

​​“To be” and “To have” verbs are weak.

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​am, is, are, were, be, being, been, has, had, have, having.

​Weak Verbs

​​“To be” and “To have” verbs weaken your writing.

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​am, is, are, were, be, being, been, has, had, have, having.

​Weak Verbs

​Instead use verbs that show action.

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​From this: The soup is delicious.

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​To this: The soup taste delicious.

​Weak Verbs

​Instead use verbs that show action.

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​From this: He is so quiet when he speaks..

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​To this: He whispers when he speaks..

​Which would you rather read?

​#1

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​Many educators are debating whether schools should let students have phones in class. Teachers are afraid that students will be constantly texting and not paying attention to the work they are supposed to be doing.

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Many educators debate whether schools should allow phones in class. Teachers fear that students will text constantly and not pay attention to the work they must do.

Open Ended

Why did you pick the option that you did?

Vivid Verbs

​Vivid verbs provide more description for the reader:

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​She sat in the chair.

​She slouched in the chair.

She perched on the chair.

​She slumped in the chair.

Open Ended

Change the verbs of this passage to make it better.  In other words, rewrite this passage and focus on better verbs.

The young woman opened the door and walked down the steps to the car that sat by the curb.  She got into the car, sat in the passenger seat, and looked over at the drive.  Then she said one simple phrase: "It's done."

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​Feedback on Writing

​Today, we are going to provide feedback on our classmate's writing.

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​After reading through the whole essay, give your peers a comment with three positive statements. What have they doe well?

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​Now read through the essay, and offer some constructive criticism--focusing on word choice and vivid verbs. What do they need to work on? What should they improve during editing?

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