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.