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Challenge summary

Summary: Looking at your vocabulary with new eyes
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1 – 2 hours
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Using appropriate and varied vocabulary.

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Stimulus resources

  1. Lessons learned from the matching exercise.
  2. Knowledge acquired through your reading of Section 8.2 from the Handbook for writers and Section 3.2 from the English Composition I course.

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Purpose

Now we’ll see if you can look at the words you used in your essay with new eyes. The purpose of this learning challenge is to:

  • Diagnose problems with your own writing.
  • Improve the impact of your essay by choosing the right words.
  • Help you produce rich and varied vocabulary to get your argument across.