COMM-200 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Wordpress, Vivid (Band), Test Act
20 Nov 2018
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Modest-not showing off how smart you are. Use simple sentences- use active voice constructions (subject-verb-object) Ex: billy hit the ball. (active) vs the ball was hit by billy. (passive) Use combination of sentence types to keep readers engaged. Use the minimum number of words to make your point. Writing that relies on adjectives and adverbs is weak and ineffective. Verbs describe action-the best ones paint a picture in reader"s mind. Writers must take on a variety of topics and deliver across a variety of topics. Writing for communications has 3 major purposes: Today, american university campus police arrested five students for disorderly conduct and charged several others with organizing a public meeting without a permit to do so, after more than a thousand students gathered outside mgc to support university workers. Homework: read chpts 1-3, do exercises 1. 9 on pg. 10, 1. 13, and 1. 14; and prep for new quiz. Writing the message as you would tell it verbally.
