Transformation of Sentences

The Five Features of Effective Writing' by Kathleen Cali and Kim Bowen, is replete with pearls of wisdom for any aspiring writer. I will walk you through this dense forest of sapience. First, we will talk about Focus and the question-'So What?'. We will see how focus is significant in driving all the other four features. We will endeavour to learn about finding one's focus. We will end the discussion about Focus, with a few guiding questions. Now, we will come to the second feature, i.e., Organisation. We will talk about Formulaic Writing and the scaffolding it renders. We will analyse the the two most important aspects of Organisation: Structure and Cohesion. Having spelled out these, we'll cap off this feature too with few guiding questions. In this way, we commence the third feature: Support and Elaboration(Underpinning and Unfoldment) and dwell upon Sufficiency and Relatedness. We will talk more about it, specifically in the context of narrative and expository writings. And here we are, at the fourth feature- Style. After interpreting what style is, we will talk about the three elements of style: Word Choice, Sentence Fluency and Voice. We'll essay learning how to learn style. Afterwards, we'll discuss about few style "crimes": Wordiness and Verb Trouble, blow-by-blow. We'll try to get around 'Ostentatious Erudition' too. And with this, we'll be all set to revamp our styles! Having reached so far, we begin with the fifth feature- Conventions; playing up Mechanics, Usage and Sentence Formation primarily. And we end this with a few guiding questions. And now, we may sing carols and revel in our newfound insights! Bravo!

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CBSE Class 11

English

The Five Features of Effective Writing

Writing Skills & Grammar

Class 6-12

The first element of writing contributing to an author's Style, Word Choice, has been spelled out.

Word Choice

Introducing 'The Five Features of Effective Writing' - Focus

Focus and Organisation for Effective Writing

Organisation for Effective Writing

Organisation: Structure

Text Structure: Beginning and Middle

Text Structure: Middle and Ending

Cohesion

Cohesion: Transition Words

Transition Words: 6 categories

Underpinning and Unfoldment

Show, Don't tell -(Narrative Writing)

Concluding Support and Elaboration

Style: An Overview

Sentence Fluency, Voice, Learning 'Style'

Style "Crimes": Wordiness

Tackling Wordiness

Overused Phrases

Stock Phrases

Stock Phrases: More cases in Point

Style "Crimes": Verb Trouble

Wrapping up 'Style'

Conventions

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