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Grade 11, Language Arts Std # 2.11: Use words that create clarity, precision, and vivid description Action verbs, not linking verbs Specific terms, not general or vague Clear, precise, vivid language NOTE: Language to avoid includes, but is not limited to, overused words, clichéd words, superfluous verbiage, redundancy, and jargon

Lesson Plans: Unit Plan For Word Choice A sample lesson plan unit for teaching word choice.

Resources: Create a Scene With Words Word Choice Activity Sensory Detail Sensory detail activity Word Choice Word Choices for writing a resume The Wide World of Verbs Website with action, helping and state of being verbs Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (B) Using lists provided by the teacher, students highlight action and linking verbs in a newspaper article or other written materials. The verbs may be color-coded according to function. (I, T) Students draw a picture according to a description written and read by a partner. Then, using only the picture, students write the description again. Students may also draw according to a description from a text prepared by the teacher.
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