Activity: Re-paragraph for reading ease
How something is written changes how it is read. In this
activity you will first write a paragraph, then rewrite it to increase the
reading ease.
1. Write a content-based
paragraph that you would use with your students.
2. Copy the
paragraph and then paste it to your page an additional four (4) times.
3. Change
paragraph #2 to a larger font (as appropriate to grade level).
4. Change
paragraph #3 to a cleaner font (san-serif based).
5. Change
paragraph #4 to increased spacing between the words.
6. Run a
readability analysis of paragraph #5
7. Copy the
results of the readability analysis (Alt-Print Screen) and paste the results
below paragraph #5
8. Use the
Tools -> Language -> Thesaurus (or Shift F7) to change the text to make
it simplified.
9. Run a new
readability analysis on the adjusted paragraph #5.
10. Copy the
results of the readability analysis (Alt-Print Screen) and paste the results
below paragraph #5
1. From
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Dream of a
Ridiculous Man is a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky written
in 1877. It chronicles the experiences of a man who decides that there is
nothing of any value in the world and is therefore determined to commit
suicide. A chance encounter with a young girl, however, begins the man on a
journey that re-instills a love for his fellow man.
2.
From Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia:
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man is a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky written in 1877.
It chronicles the experiences of a man who decides that there is nothing of any
value in the world and is therefore determined to commit suicide. A chance
encounter with a young girl, however, begins the man on a journey that
re-instills a love for his fellow man.
3. From
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man is a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky written in 1877. It
chronicles the experiences of a man who decides that there is nothing of any
value in the world and is therefore determined to commit suicide. A chance
encounter with a young girl, however, begins the man on a journey that
re-instills a love for his fellow man.
4. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Dream of a
Ridiculous Man is a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky written in 1877. It
chronicles the experiences of a man who decides that there is nothing of any
value in the world and is therefore determined to commit suicide. A chance
encounter with a young girl, however, begins the man on a journey that
re-instills a love for his fellow man.
5. From
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Dream of a
Ridiculous Man is a short story by Fyodor
Dostoyevsky written in 1877. It records the experiences of a man who
decides that there is nothing of any value in the world and is therefore
determined to commit suicide. A chance encounter with a young girl, however,
begins the man on a journey that re-instills a love for his fellow man.
2nd readability analysis
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