The examples below are drawn from four different writing classes. Most of them are in-class essays or first drafts.

Final exam, in-class essay, Comp 1120 (College Writing)

Proposal, Comp 3121 (Organizational Writing)

Article for general audience, Comp 3130 (Writing for Engineers)

Grant Proposal, Comp 3160 (Writing in Social Sciences)

Read the example assigned for your class and be prepared to discuss where the writer needs to use precise words instead of vague or wordy phrases.

Here is a student example of an article on kayaking written for a general audience. This is a revision, where the writer tried to use precise words. Read it and be prepared to comment on it in class.

Article for general audience, Comp 5220, (Document Design & Graphics)