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Real Newspaper Headlines:

Real Newspaper Headlines:. Kids make nutritious snacks Milk drinkers are turning to powder Drunk gets nine months in violin case. Ambiguous Words and Phrases!. Images and details are powerful, do not weaken them!. Use active voice where possible and appropriate More is not always better .

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Real Newspaper Headlines:

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  1. Real Newspaper Headlines: • Kids make nutritious snacks • Milk drinkers are turning to powder • Drunk gets nine months in violin case

  2. Ambiguous Words and Phrases!

  3. Images and details are powerful, do not weaken them! • Use active voice where possible and appropriate • More is not always better.

  4. Incomplete Comparison • Helium is a lighter gas. Lighter than what? • Helium is a lighter gas than oxygen.

  5. Indefinite Reference • The waiter messed up the order and he didn’t care. • Is the “he” talking about the waiter or a male patron?

  6. Deadwood • Has space in a sentence, but does not add to the meaning. • I must tell you that, according to a lot of research, lack of sleep and proper diet contribute to an unhealthy lifestyle.

  7. Flowery Language • The gorgeous beauty of the Great Barrier Reef is fantastically displayed in color formations in its wonderful, wide variety of fish.

  8. Jargon • Lexicon/phrases used in a certain profession or group of people. • Differentiation in the classroom is essential. Is equal to: • Catering to abilities of each student in a classroom is essential. • Computers: IM, hard drive, Mac/ PC

  9. Redundancy and Cliches • Red in color • Close proximity • Enter into • Repeat again • Put your best foot forward! • Think outside the box! • Cross that bridge when we come to it.

  10. Overused! Very, quiet, loud, happy, things ,stuff, everything, ect.

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