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Spice Up Your Writing

Really specific, practical techniques for students to improve their writing.

Writing Technique: Contrast With Synonyms

Part 1: Writing Technique: Contrast With Synonyms

A specific technique to help students add some spice to their writing. We’ll be contrasting two ideas using synonyms.

 Writing Technique: Opposite Adjectives

Part 2: Writing Technique: Opposite Adjectives

A specific technique to help students add some spice to their writing. We’ll be using antonyms to describe the same topic!

 Writing Technique: 3 Dependent Clauses

Part 3: Writing Technique: 3 Dependent Clauses

A specific technique to help students add some spice to their writing. We’ll be writing sentences with three dependent clauses.

 Doubling Up Writing: Anadiplosis

Part 4: Doubling Up Writing: Anadiplosis

Repeating words can be what you want, if what you want is an interesting effect. (Psst, that’s an example of anadiplosis!)

 Writing Technique: Triple Anadiplosis!

Part 5: Writing Technique: Triple Anadiplosis!

Have students mastered the art of anadiplosis: ending one sentence with the beginning of the next? Now it’s time to take it to the next level!