Written and verbal communication is the topic for today. The class goes over various facets of verbal communication, such as plain English, active voice, passive voice, cliché, and jargon. They then use those devices as they discuss...

A handful of quotes are presented in these slides referencing writing and rewriting. Learners will be encouraged by well-known writers to practice, grow and refrain from perfectionism. Quotes also reference how to write for your audience...

It's all well and good when you're asked to identify a speaker's tone using his or her body language, facial expression, and pitch and emphasis. Identifying the tone of a written passage is another challenge entirely. Check out an...

Take a walk on the rhetorical side with this presentation, which discusses three styles of prose: tough (ethos), sweet (pathos), and stuffy (logos). The slide show provides thorough definitions and examples of each style, as well as...

Cover higher-level punctuation concepts such as the difference between the en-dash and em-dash. This punctuation review is for formal writing and scholarly articles and is based mainly on APA style. The presentation is very...

This slideshow lesson focuses on formal language. It reviews the basics of formal language and the need to know your audience. It explains how to change various types of informal language into formal language and provides examples....

This lesson discusses informal language and when it should be used. SL.9-10.6 Adapt to task/formal

This slideshow lesson focuses on fixing double negatives. It starts by showing what a double negative really says and how to make it say what they mean. It discusses why they are not used, when they can be used in writing, a list of...

This slideshow lesson focuses on double negatives. It includes defining the term, explaining why they aren't used, providing a list of "no" words, offering ways to correct them with examples, and listing steps to eliminate them in writing.