The document provides tips for improving writing by avoiding weak verbs like "be" verbs and using active voice. It demonstrates this by revising a paragraph about a first dance from passive to active voice. Readers get a better sense of feelings and experience when "be" verbs are replaced with stronger verbs that show action. Students are instructed to practice this by revising some example sentences and then revising a partner's essay, replacing weak "be" verbs.
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