Put the overhead, of an example of a students writing that has mistakes in it, up on the board and hand out a copy of it to the students

K.I.S.S. means:

Keep

Short and

Simple

Good writing is crisp and clean.

“Garbage words”

Long sentences

Examples:

At this point in time I really think that I need to start getting more of some kind of physical exercise.

There are times in this day and age when I really feel very strongly that we should give more assistance to those who are currently homeless and have no place to live.

There are some people who cannot help using a lot of unnecessary words and excessive vocabulary when they speak.

four basic ways to revise

Add. Add new information. Add words, sentences, and whole paragraphs.

Cut. Take out repeated or unnecessary information and unrelated ideas

Replace. Take out weak or awkward wording. Replace with precise words or details.

Reorder. Move information, sentences, and paragraphs for logical order.