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1 Vivids and Revision

2 What Are Vivid Words? Vivid words (or vivids) are words that create a movie in your mind. Think imagery, the 5 senses, and visible descriptions

3 Dull Examples I want to eat pizza I am a girl I hear dogs barking

4 Vivid Examples I see my best friend rushing down the ice
I wonder what a polar bear would do with a coke I am a fearless girl who loves to draw

5 How Can I Revise my Work to Make it More Vivid?
5 Senses Whenever we want our readers or listeners to see, hear, feel, taste, or smell something we can, we should include vivids that create a mental movie in another person’s mind Mental Movie If the person reading your work or listening to you cannot see what you’re saying in their mind, your language is not vivid enough Elaboration Writing and speaking in full, complete sentences with vivid words Give us everything – do not shortcut your ideas!

6 “I Am” Poem Draft 2: Why Revise?
When we take time to revise our work, we can… Rethink or improve our ideas Make our explanations clearer Identify and fix any errors Take the opportunity to add vividness to our thoughts to really make them pop!


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