Three Steps to Teaching Abstract and Critique Writing

3. Caution.....don’t plagiarize! 4. If a term needs to be explained....explain it! !" A thesaurus can be your best friend! 1. Look for repetition of a word or phrase within your first draft. 2. Ask yourself what other word or phrase could you use. 3. Use the thesaurus! !" KISS....Keep it short & sweet! 1. Look for ways to use the positive verses the negative. 2. Focus on the educational implications. !" What are you trying to say??????......Say it more concisely! 1. Combine sentences. 2. Combine ideas. 3. Use parallel clauses. 4. Use listing within a sentence. 5. Eliminate prepositional phrase after prepositional phrase after prepositional phrase. 6. Ask yourself if you could say the same thing by using an adjective and precise noun. 7. Avoid pronouns and say the real subject/noun. Try it on for size and look at it more than once! 1. Write a rough draft...or start with an outline...just get the words and ideas down on paper. 2. Examine the way you wrote it looking for ways to improve, shorten, and clarify! 3. Compare to the article abstract, ERIC abstract, article summary/conclusion to make sure you haven’t left out anything important and have used the professional language. 4. Take a short break and come back to it then read it out loud. 5. Experiment with different sentence structures and see which you prefer. 6. Proooofff REEEEaD it one---I say one more time!!!!!!!!