{"id":1990,"date":"2019-12-16T01:20:44","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T06:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=1990"},"modified":"2025-07-25T21:03:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T01:03:16","slug":"creating-digital-storybooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=1990","title":{"rendered":"How to Eliminate Wordiness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1990\" class=\"elementor elementor-1990\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-557dc6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"557dc6d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b969803\" data-id=\"b969803\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d391b26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d391b26\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-511f1c2\" data-id=\"511f1c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-238fc4c\" data-id=\"238fc4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d76a947 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d76a947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/How-to-Eliminate-Wordiness.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13967\" alt=\"How to Eliminate Wordiness\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/How-to-Eliminate-Wordiness.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/How-to-Eliminate-Wordiness-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/How-to-Eliminate-Wordiness-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/How-to-Eliminate-Wordiness-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/How-to-Eliminate-Wordiness-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/How-to-Eliminate-Wordiness-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3db4be3\" data-id=\"3db4be3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e58f111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e58f111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let\u2019s be honest\u2014teaching students to eliminate wordiness <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">isn\u2019t<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> exactly the highlight of a student\u2019s writing journey. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Most upper elementary\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">students believe that if they write\u00a0<em>more words<\/em>, their story will be<\/span>\u00a0better.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Meanwhile, you\u2019re reading something like: \u201cI went on a <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">really<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> long, extremely tiring walk across the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">very big<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">really wide<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> field.\u201d <img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f629.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude29\" \/><\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Good news: teaching concise writing doesn\u2019t mean turning your classroom into a grammar boot camp. It just takes four <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">smart<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> strategies, a few giggles, and a dose of hands-on practice to help students learn to trim the fluff and make their writing shine.<\/span><\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Teaching the Concept<\/h2><p>Skip the grammar textbooks that read like tax code. Instead, model a few examples and explain why they work. Give students a handout with the rules and a link to the Google Slides, so they\u2019ve got something fun and functional to reference. Ready to start? Let\u2019s look at the four biggest offenders of wordiness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-134aa24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"134aa24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Be sure to get the handout. It includes the link to the Google Slides.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8102dce elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8102dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/eliminate-wordiness\/eliminate-wordiness.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the handout.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64d0152 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64d0152\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e273bb\" data-id=\"8e273bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c7c08c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c7c08c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">How to Eliminate Wordiness Rules<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa8e91f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa8e91f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Rule 1: Redundant Pairs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d985e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d985e1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5aa848\" data-id=\"c5aa848\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90fb8c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90fb8c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/eliminate-wordiness\/eliminating-wordy-text-Redundant-Pairs.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Redundant Pairs\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bacbc7d\" data-id=\"bacbc7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba23672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba23672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These word duos love to travel in pairs\u2014but only one actually needs a ticket.<\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For instance, instead of saying &#8220;tuna fish,&#8221; one can use &#8220;tuna.&#8221; Here are a few more examples:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">return again (return)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">general consensus (consensus)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">revert back (revert)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">personal friend (friend)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>Help students identify these sneaky repeats and replace them with solo stars.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eed20f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eed20f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5aac530\" data-id=\"5aac530\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9648cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9648cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Rule 2: Explain the Obvious<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-674145b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"674145b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-734e510\" data-id=\"734e510\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae23e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ae23e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/eliminate-wordiness\/eliminating-wordy-text-Explain-the-Obvious.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Explain the Obvious\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd8eed2\" data-id=\"dd8eed2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a4a8cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a4a8cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cBill sat down in the chair.\u201d<\/p><p>Where else would he sit, the refrigerator?<\/p><p>This rule teaches students to avoid repeating themselves (even when speaking politely). Example:<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\">My friend and I split a piece of cheesecake <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">between us<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a824791 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a824791\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53095a5\" data-id=\"53095a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8870b4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8870b4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Rule 3: Unnecessary Modifiers and Determiners<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-91bba89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91bba89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5806088\" data-id=\"5806088\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359a41f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"359a41f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/eliminate-wordiness\/eliminating-wordy-text-Unnecessary-Modifiers.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Unnecessary Modifiers and Determiners\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-342884b\" data-id=\"342884b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7cdc62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7cdc62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Students often clutter their writing with unnecessary modifiers and determiners. These words sound fancy but rarely do any actual heavy lifting.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><br \/>Watch out for:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">kind of<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">sort of<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">type of<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">really<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">basically<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">for all intents and purposes<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">definitely<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">actually<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83c3d6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83c3d6e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45e2ba6\" data-id=\"45e2ba6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f822a0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f822a0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Any particular type of beach chair is fine with me.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Any <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">particular type of<\/span> beach chair is fine with me.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">The box\u00a0was <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">completely<\/span> full of clothes.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here is an example:<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">She went on a very long walk across the really long meadow.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This sentence would be edited to say&#8230;<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">She strolled across the vast meadow.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12878fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12878fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Rule 4: Repetitive Wording<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac4c83f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac4c83f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb459aa\" data-id=\"eb459aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e07ca54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e07ca54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/eliminate-wordiness\/eliminating-wordy-text-Repetitive-Wording.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Repetitive Wording\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a5128a\" data-id=\"5a5128a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e103a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69e103a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Students should be mindful of repetitive words or phrases within the same paragraph. Let&#8217;s examine a couple of examples:<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;I woke up about midnight because of a loud sound <span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">that woke me up<\/span><\/span>.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;It was a dark and stormy night. During the night, I had a nightmare about thunder and lightning. Suddenly, a loud crash of lightning woke me up. <span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">It was a stormy night for me<\/span><\/span>.&#8221; \ud83d\ude35\u200d\ud83d\udcab<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\">The box\u00a0was <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">completely<\/span> full of clothes.<\/span><\/p><p>Repetition can sneak in during drafts. Teach students to spot it and replace repeats with fresh phrasing or delete them altogether.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e23c65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e23c65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Your students will be amazed at how strong their writing sounds when they lose the extra baggage. 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