1. Helpful Ways for Writing
Concisely
GROUP 6: JAVIER,
HILLARY AND ELLIE

2. 3 Effective Tips
 Work from a plan
 Effective word choice
 Proper sentence structure

3. Work From a Plan
 Refer to your thesis
 Have structure in your writing
 It will help you in the long run!
 Importance of having an outline
 Organize your arguments
 Summarize properly
 Define the importance of your topic

4. Word Choice
 Don’t overwork modifiers
 Example:
 Wordy- By the time she got home, she was very tired
 Concise – She was exhausted when she got home.
 Clear the clutter
 Examples:
 A lot of – many
 The reason is because – because
 Avoid too many adverbs
 Consider the sentence without them
 Tool #5 in Writing Tools

5. Sentence Structure
 Avoid redundancy
 Example:
 Wordy- At this point in time, we should edit our work.
 Concise – Now we should edit our work.
 Place strong words at the end and the beginning of a
sentence
 Tool #2 in Writing Tools
 Simple sentences work better
 Page 154 in Sin and Syntax
 Writing concise sentences (quiz) -
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/
wordy_quiz.htm

6. Exercise: Travels of a T-Shirt
•Turn to page 120 in The Travels of a T-
Shirt
•Read the first paragraph of the chapter
•Do you see anything wrong with this
paragraph?
•If yes, how would you fix it?