For this word problem worksheet, students solve twelve word puzzle problems.  Solutions are provided.

First graders are read The Worrywarts, by Pamela Duncan Edwards. In this discussing your worries lesson, 1st graders listen to the story and have a class discussion about how they handle their worries. They are introduced to "worry...

In this writing style worksheet, students learn to improve their style by replacing nouns and noun phrases with pronouns. Students complete three activities to help them with pronouns.

Fifth graders research a famous American; then do a presentation using Hyper-Studio, ClarisWorks or Power-Point.

This slideshow lesson focuses on using concise language by eliminating wordy construction in writing. It explains why writing needs to be concise and ways to do so by eliminating unnecessary passive tense, wordy constructions, and words...

This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with revising writing by having students read and revise a passage to reduce redundancy and wordiness.

This page focuses on reducing wordiness in writing by using more concise language, and avoiding extra-long words and sentences.

This lesson goes over how to reduce wordiness in writing.

This how-to site gives writing tips for business writing. Brief explanations are provided for how to revise writing to ensure that redundant pairs, redundant modifiers, redundance categories, meaningless modifiers, and wordy expressions...

A list of three techniques used to develop sentence style: Sentence Variety, Sentence Emphasis, and Wordiness. Each technique links to more information.

This entry focuses on writing good interview and survey questions when conducting primary research. It warns againgst questions that are bias, wordy, double-barreled, and unrelated and provides examples of each.

Why write five paragraphs when you can say what you want to say in two? Learn how to make the most of your words and sentences to get your point across without being too wordy.

This slideshow lesson compares writing to meat; lean meat is healthier for you as is lean writing. It lists common phrases to eliminate, explains intensifiers and suggests using them sparingly, provides a wordy paragraph and the trimmed...

Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...

This slideshow lesson focuses on local editing; it defines the term and explains what to look for: clarity, mechanics, and grammar, word choice, sentence structure, paragraph structure, and impact on the reader. It discusses each and...

This helpful resource details the process of writing, including how to plan, write, and revise. Content also includes the different types or genres of writing, and exercises in grammar and mechanics.

If you are looking for ways to make your writing clearer and more concise, check out this site. Many helpful hints are given here. Information can be downloaded in PDF format. L.11-12.3a Syntax

A straightforward set of criteria for judging science fairs. No point system, just the criteria. Ideas to consider. Possibly too wordy.

This page compares wordy writing to a art gallery cluttered with a mixture of great works and poor attempts making it hard to see the great works. Remove the clutter, write concisely so the reader gets the point of the paper. It offers...

This is a wordy and comprehensive site explaining the mean partial sums of non-convergent series.

This page explains that changes in usage over time makes the use of prepostions in certain instances unnecessary. While they are not technically incorrect, they lead to wordiness and should not be used. Examples are provided.

Insightful, conversational discussion of the four terms and how each are needed to improve communication provided for by the Capital Community College.

This page explains the need to revise writing to remove unnecessary words and phrases to produce clear, concise writing. Examples are provided.

This tutorial provides a PowerPoint presentation that defines strong verbs, gives examples, and explains why to use them. It also offers a YouTube video of a teacher setting up a "fight" between strong verb and weak verb. The tutorial...