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Take a piece of writing
you brought to hand in today. I will redistribute them so you are working with
someone else's piece. Point out sections that demonstrate the author's
consideration of the following concepts. In addition, (or instead) point
out areas that could be improved by considering these concepts.
- Sensory,
concrete detail that suggests significance.
- Use
of active verbs over passive abstractions
- ...needless
filtering of image through some observing consciousness... (John Gardner)
- Active
voice
- heightening
characterization through speech, appearance, action, dialogue
- sharpening
dialogue to show character/advance plot