EV 1

Focus – The controlling idea, main point, or guiding principle of your writing. Strong writing has a very clear focus with secondary and related ideas positioned in order to supplement or support it. The focus is usually first articulated in your thesis.

Awkward – Hard to understand; a statement is difficult to understand because it might have grammatical or punctuation mistakes or be unnecessarily complicated.

Cohesion – The action or fact of forming a united whole; in an essay, when the big ideas are laced throughout the composition.

Clarity – The quality of being clear and easily understood by others.

Concise – Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive.

Coherence – The quality of being logical and consistent.

Ambiguity – The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; not easy to understand.

Nuance – A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

Articulate – Express (an idea or feeling) fluently and coherently.

Integrity – The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.

Indifferent – Not caring.

Diligent – Careful and persistent work or effort; hard working.

Meticulous – Paying extreme attention to detail.

Inquisitive – Curious or inquiring.

Suspicious – Giving the impression that something is questionable or dishonest.