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  1. Boundless Lecture Slides Available on the Boundless Teaching Platform Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

  2. Using Boundless Presentations Boundless Teaching Platform Boundless empowers educators to engage their students with affordable, customizable textbooks and intuitive teaching tools. The free Boundless Teaching Platform gives educators the ability to customize textbooks in more than 20 subjects that align to hundreds of popular titles. Get started by using high quality Boundless books, or make switching to our platform easier by building from Boundless content pre-organized to match the assigned textbook. This platform gives educators the tools they need to assign readings and assessments, monitor student activity, and lead their classes with pre-made teaching resources. Get started now at: • The Appendix The appendix is for you to use to add depth and breadth to your lectures. You can simply drag and drop slides from the appendix into the main presentation to make for a richer lecture experience. http://boundless.com/teaching-platform • Free to edit, share, and copy Feel free to edit, share, and make as many copies of the Boundless presentations as you like. We encourage you to take these presentations and make them your own. If you have any questions or problems please email: educators@boundless.com Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

  3. About Boundless • Boundless is an innovative technology company making education more affordable and accessible for students everywhere. The company creates the world’s best open educational content in 20+ subjects that align to more than 1,000 popular college textbooks. Boundless integrates learning technology into all its premium books to help students study more efficiently at a fraction of the cost of traditional textbooks. The company also empowers educators to engage their students more effectively through customizable books and intuitive teaching tools as part of the Boundless Teaching Platform. More than 2 million learners access Boundless free and premium content each month across the company’s wide distribution platforms, including its website, iOS apps, Kindle books, and iBooks. To get started learning or teaching with Boundless, visit boundless.com. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

  4. The Importance of Wording Writing Effective Sentences Word Choice Tone Diction ] Writing Effective Sentences Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

  5. Writing Effective Sentences > The Importance of Wording The Importance of Wording • The Importance of Wording Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com www.boundless.com/writing/textbooks/boundless-writing-textbook/writing-effective-sentences-252/the-importance-of-wording-268/

  6. Writing Effective Sentences > Word Choice Word Choice • Precision • Using the Dictionary and Thesaurus Effectively Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com www.boundless.com/writing/textbooks/boundless-writing-textbook/writing-effective-sentences-252/word-choice-30/

  7. Writing Effective Sentences > Tone Tone • Appropriate Language Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com www.boundless.com/writing/textbooks/boundless-writing-textbook/writing-effective-sentences-252/tone-271/

  8. Writing Effective Sentences > Diction Diction • Gender-Neutral Language • Active Voice vs. Passive Voice • Concision Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com www.boundless.com/writing/textbooks/boundless-writing-textbook/writing-effective-sentences-252/diction-272/

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  10. Writing Effective Sentences Key terms • active voiceA sentence construction in which a subject performs the action of the verb. • argumentAn attempt to persuade someone of something by giving reasons or evidence for accepting a particular conclusion. • clichéAn expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which, although considered meaningful at some earlier time, has now become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, even to the point of being trite or irritating. • colloquialDenoting a manner of speaking or writing that is characteristic of familiar conversation; informal. • concisionBrevity, or the practice of using no more words than necessary to describe an idea. • connotationThe wide array of positive and negative associations a word or phrase evoke in the reader. • denotationThe literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase. • dictionA writer's distinctive choice of words. • dictionaryA reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically and explaining each word's meaning and sometimes containing information on its etymology, usage, translations, and other data. • epiceneRefers to the loss of gender distinction, often specifically the loss of masculinity. • first personA form of narrative writing using words in a way that gives the impression that the action is happening to the narrator. • gender-neutral languageUsed to eliminate (or neutralize) references to gender when describing people. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

  11. Writing Effective Sentences • general wordsAll-inclusive words from a broader scope. • jargonTechnical terminology unique to a particular subject. • passive voiceA sentence construction in which the verb's action is performed, in some cases "by" a subject. • singular theyA pronoun that is gender neutral and refers to a single person when paired appropriately with a gender-neutral antecedent. • specific wordsPrecise words from a narrower scope. • syntaxThe way in which words and phrases are put together. • thesaurusA publication, usually in the form of a book, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) for the words of a given language. • toneThe writer's attitude towards the subject and the audience, especially as influenced by diction and syntax. • voiceIn grammar, the relationship between the subject and the verb—i.e., how the action is performed. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

  12. Writing Effective Sentences Knowing the different uses of voice is as important in writing as in singing The majority of your sentences should be in active voice. However, there are also effective uses of passive voice; when used sparingly, it can give particular sentences special emphasis. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Flickr."All sizes | [Portrait of June Christy and Red Rodney, Club Troubadour, New York, N.Y., ca.Sept.1947] (LOC) | Flickr - Photo Sharing!."Public domainhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/4888673630/sizes/l/in/photostream/View on Boundless.com

  13. Writing Effective Sentences Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Project Gutenberg.Public domainhttp://www.gutenberg.org/files/39691/39691-h/39691-h.htmView on Boundless.com

  14. Writing Effective Sentences The physical size of the workroom is too small to accommodate this equipment Though the title communicates the necessary information about this image, it uses too many words to do so. A simplified version of the sentence is: "The workroom is too small for this equipment." Look for places in your own writing where you can remove unnecessary words to make your writing more concise and efficient. Your readers will appreciate it! Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Project Gutenberg.Public domainhttp://www.gutenberg.org/files/21660/21660-h/21660-h.htmView on Boundless.com

  15. Writing Effective Sentences The process of narrativization makes present, within a realm of the imaginary, a social and historical awareness that is unavailable within simple, material facticity The title demonstrates an example of a sentence that is pretentious and jargon heavy. Avoiding pretentious writing and defining any technical jargon will endow your writing with a clarity that readers will appreciate. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Project Gutenberg.Public domainhttp://www.gutenberg.org/files/29607/29607-h/29607-h.htmView on Boundless.com

  16. Writing Effective Sentences Attribution • Wikibooks."Professional and Technical Writing/Rhetoric/Author/Style."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Professional_and_Technical_Writing/Rhetoric/Author/Style%23Guideline_1:_Simplify_Your_Sentences • Wikipedia."concision."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/concision • Wiktionary."modifier."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/modifier • Wikipedia."abstract."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/abstract • Wikipedia."Diction."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diction • Wiktionary."connotation."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/connotation • Wiktionary."thesaurus."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thesaurus • Wiktionary."dictionary."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dictionary • Wikibooks."Basic Writing/Proofreading."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Basic_Writing/Proofreading%23Common_Errors_and_Correction_Strategies • Wikipedia."Gender neutrality in English."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_neutrality_in_English • Wikipedia."Singular They."CC BY-SA 3.0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they • Wikipedia."Epicene."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicene • Wikipedia."Gender-inclusive language."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-inclusive%20language • Wikibooks."Professional and Technical Writing/Rhetoric/Author/Style."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Professional_and_Technical_Writing/Rhetoric/Author/Style%23Guideline_7:_Ethics_Guideline:_Use_Inclusive_Language • Wiktionary."voice."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/voice • Wiktionary."active voice."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/active_voice • Wikibooks."Professional and Technical Writing/Rhetoric/Author/Style."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Professional_and_Technical_Writing/Rhetoric/Author/Style%23Constructing_Sentences Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

  17. Writing Effective Sentences • Wiktionary."passive voice."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/passive_voice • Wikibooks."Rhetoric and Composition/Active and Passive Voice."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Rhetoric_and_Composition/Active_and_Passive_Voice • Wikibooks."Professional and Technical Writing/Rhetoric/Author/Style."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Professional_and_Technical_Writing/Rhetoric/Author/Style%23Selecting_Words • Wikipedia."cliche."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cliche • Wiktionary."colloquial."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/colloquial • Wiktionary."jargon."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jargon • Wikibooks."Professional and Technical Writing/Rhetoric/Author/Style."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Professional_and_Technical_Writing/Rhetoric/Author/Style • Academic Resource Center Los Angeles Valley College."The Denotation and Connotation of a Word."CC BY-SAhttp://www.lavc.edu/0-Kentico-Training/document-library/docs/Denotation-and-Connotation-of-a-Word-(2).aspx • Wheaton College Writing Resources."Style, Diction, Tone and Voice."CC BY-SAhttp://www.wheaton.edu/Academics/Services/Writing-Center/Writing-Resources/Style-Diction-Tone-and-Voice Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

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