WOW Words

Young writers tend to find comfort in writing the way they speak day to day. It is a difficult process for writers to step outside themselves and change their tone. In an effort to overcome this task students are asked to incorporate WOW words. These are words they don't use in everyday conversation and that will help spice up their writings. I often ask students to think of synonyms to replace everyday ordinary words. A great tool for students to have access to which allows them ease with this process is a thesaurus.