The inductive opener

Some students think that flowery writing equates good academic writing, but that isn't true. Since wordiness often obstructs meaning, I would have students read example sentences or paragraphs where they must identify key ideas. I would present one sentence that is wordy and another that is concise (but not necessarily in that order). Students will be expected to explain the difficulties they had when trying to decipher a particular sentence and why. The student feedback will then serve as the transition into the lesson.