This admonition concerning first revisions demonstrates her passion for supporting students at early stages and helping them avoid the drudgery of endless copy-overs. Word Choice Word choice is the use of rich, colorful, precise language that moves and enlightens the reader. I've been having a 'word affair' all my life. That's one affair with a happy outcome, because her love of words makes reading this book a joy. Gasps are heard.
Brains go haywire.
Melissa uses strong verbs and evocative adjectives, but stops short of becoming too flowery or overdone. Instead, her word choice adds greatly to her writer's voice, enticing us to read one more page. Sentence Fluency Sentence fluency is the rhythm and flow of the language, the sound of word patterns, the way in which the writing plays to the ear - not just to the eye. Melissa is an artist with sentences as well as with words. Conventions Conventions are the mechanical correctness of the piece - spelling, grammar and usage, paragraphing, use of capitals, and punctuation.