Push yourself to use stronger verbs during the integrated writing response. Since you should cite whether the information comes from the reading or the lecture anyways, try to use verbs that reflect more complexity than simple verbs like show, think, and doubt. Practice using other verbs and it will become automatic. If you manage to do this, then your response will seem to possess a better vocabulary. Here is a list to get you started. Synonyms for claim: acknowledge, accept, subscribe to, uphold, allege, assert, attest, contend, declare, proclaim, indicate, maintain, and report. Synonyms for deny: discredit, disprove, eschew, and refute. Synonyms for warn: advise, caution, dissuade, and forewarn. Synonyms for wonder: inquire, speculate, ponder, and query. Use these regularly to strengthen your response so that instead of mentioning that "the reading shows" or "the lecture doubts", your response will include "the reading alleges" and "the lecture discredits."
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