The document provides tips for writing, including using short words and sentences over long ones, and using an active rather than passive voice. It also lists resources for learning about writing techniques like sentence diagramming and measuring text readability.

16. • Short words are better than long words
• Short sentences are better than long sentences
• Active is better than Passive
• Direct is better than Indirect

20. Children’s story Wikipedia Article on
“Kidnapping Santa” Writing

29. Resource Links
• http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/diag
rams2/diagrams_frames.htm
• http://homeworktips.about.com/od/englishhom
ework/ss/diagram.htm
• http://1aiway.com/nlp4net/services/enparser/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesch%E2%80%93K
incaid_readability_test
• http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-
stories/UBooks/KidnSant.shtml
• http://alice.pandorabots.com/