1. On Writing Well
William Zinsser

2. William Zinsser’s website

3. The shed in Niantic, Connecticut, where William Zinsser wrote
“On Writing Well” in the summer of 1974.

4. Clutter
“Fighting clutter is like fighting
weeds –the writer is always
slightly behind.”

5. What do you think clutter means in
the text?

6. Clutter

7. Some examples of clutter
Rewrite this passage to avoid the use of he and himself.

9. Exchange your writing with a classmate and
“prune it ruthlessly” circling in pencil the
words you think clutter their work.

10. Brainstorm ideas to answer this question.

11. Finish the second sentence by writing an over simple one
and exchange it with your classmates for them to make it
a little more sophisticated.

12. Source: On Writing Well, An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction, by William Zinsser
Available at Mediateca CIC