1. handy. helpful effective phrase book word list thesaurus The is
Al Barnicle 10/12/04

2. A thesaurus is
A book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms.
Synonym
A word meaning the same or nearly the same meaning of another word
Hate / Dislike
Antonym
A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word
Hate /
Love

3. Kinds of thesauruses Electronic Print www.thesaurus.com
Microsoft Word (shift+F7 or tools, thesaurus)
Print
Dictionary form
Indexed

4. Using the thesauruses Find your boring word in the thesaurus
Look under the word to find a vivid synonym that make sense to you
Use the one that best fits the sentence!
If you don’t recognize the word it probably won’t fit in with your writing.
Always consider your audience.

5. Show Don’t Tell
The student’s eyes are wide with excitement when Mr. B. presents.
My lips are blue and my body trembling from the freezing air.
“Ring!”, went the bell as it sent the students tumbling out of the room.
The students enjoy Mr. Barnicle’s presentation.
I was cold.
The bell rang and the students left.
Use strong nouns, verbs and sound words.

6. Practice!
I was scared.

7. Practice! I took the orange. The room is big. I was warm.
Boring Words:
Said
Had
Ate
Ran
Did
Made
Went
Got
Came
Took
Walked
Looked
I took the orange.
The room is big.
I was warm.
Fall is beautiful.