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aCTIvITy 2.15
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Writing and Changing Together
my Notes
Introducing the Strategy: Replacing
When you revise by replacing, you focus on your use of language to create meaning and effect. Begin by circling words that are meaningless, boring,
or awkwardly placed. For each circled word, select two new words and write them above the original word or in the margin. Use a variety of resources to find new words, including a thesaurus, your Reader/Writer Notebook, and the Word Wall. Read your sentence twice, each time with a different replacement word. Decide which word most precisely conveys your intended meaning, and cross out the other.
6. Revise the conclusion below, using the replacing strategy. Circle three words to replace, and write them underneath the paragraph. Use your vocabulary resources to select two replacement words for each circled word. Read the sentence(s) twice, each time with a different word. Circle the best option.
Change is good. Some people try not to change, but they are just wasting their time. I like change because it keeps me from being bored all the time. Try not
to think about bad changes because that will just make you sad. Instead think about the good things that have happened to you, and you will realize that those are changes too.
Word 1:
Word 2: Word 3:
Replacement Options: 1. 2. Replacement Options: 1. 2. Replacement Options: 1. 2.
7. Practice: Look at your expository essay on change. Circle three words to replace, and use your vocabulary resources to select two replacement words for each circled word. Record your work below. Read the sentence(s) twice, each time with a different word. Circle the best option. Finally, explain how your revisions strengthen the text.
Word 1: Word 2: Word 3:
Replacement Options: 1. 2. Replacement Options: 1. 2. Replacement Options: 1. 2.
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