Cause & Effect: Wordiness (Challenge)

✍️ Today's hook

Make concise: Due to the fact that it was raining, we stayed.

🔥 Warm-up scribble

Write the shortest sentence you can think of. Now make it longer with one word.

🪶 Mentor sentence

🧱 "The dog ran." → "The muddy dog ran into the kitchen."

What to do

Make concise: Due to the fact that it was raining, we stayed. Can you find three more examples in a book or article?

Make concise: Due to the fact that it was raining, we stayed. Can you find three more examples in a book or article?

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⚡ The twist: Short sentences punch. Long sentences sing. Use both.

🌍 Why this matters: Every text, every email, every note — it's all sentences. Better sentences = clearer life.

🏆 Try this week: Rewrite a boring sentence from a textbook to make it interesting.

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