Writing
Writing is something most teachers have to do, quickly, without much time to revise or reflect. The old journalists’ joke springs to mind: “You can have 3,000 words by lunchtime, 300 words tomorrow but if you need 30 words, I’ll need a week”. The checklists and suggestions below may help (I’m using them when I remember)…
* “Writing tips for non-writers”:http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/004023.html
* “Easy on the Adverbs, Exclamation Points and Especially Hooptedoodle”:http://www.elmoreleonard.com/index.php?/forums/viewthread/20 (aimed at fiction writers but relevant to non-fiction as well)
* “Hints for revision”:http://www.testing.com/cgi-bin/blog/2004/11/16 (if you get time!)
* “Writing, briefly”:http://www.paulgraham.com/writing44.html (mentioned before but excellent)
I’m working my way up to a bit of a rant on PowerPoint….