HOW TO FORMAT A PAPER

Joshua Tarbox 1st September 23, 2013 Mrs.Wolf Use the poster on the door between mine and Ms. Bridgers room to help you. Copy exactly what is on the poster!

Writing Dos and Donts

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DOS
1. Do check spelling. 2. Do read your paper out load after each draft. Pause at each punctuation when reading paper to yourself. When reading aloud you will spot run-on sentences. If you feel like you have to take a breath when reading in a sentence, it is probably a run-on. 3. Do start sentences in a variety of ways. 4. Do be careful about shifting tense. If you start writing in past tensestay in past tense. 5. Do check pronoun use. 6. Do be careful about homonyms. 7. Do learn the use of word too. It means ALSO!

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meaning clear powerful verbs. Descriptive words Little word repletion Organization To have structure, guide your reader. 5 paragraphs, Title, Introduction, 3 body Paragraphs,

sentence length.6 Traits Ideas and content Main message Clear message,Answered Prompt. Part of the paper. Voice Nas emotion in the writing. Tell how they feel. Does it sound like an 8th grader wrote this? Right form the heart with feeling. Word choice Use precise language. Show

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Sentence Fluency Having and using a variety of sentence patterns. Long and short sentences.

Sentence start differently Flows well. Read out load. Conventions To be successful it needs to make sense if it doesnt change it until it does. No major errors, Capitalization, Punctuation. Grammar Punctuation.

DONTS
Dont use you or ANY FORM OF YOU in a formal paper. Instead use words like people, one, and teenagers. Never end a sentence with the word at. (Writing or speaking) Never use well or so: to begin a sentence. You are not writing a note, keep your paper formal! Always watch out when using the pronouns me and I. If the prompt doesnt call for you to write in first person, DONT DO IT! DO NOT end a paper with phrases like: Thats all I have to say. Now you know what I researched. The end. Goodbye. Never begin a sentence with conjunction (FANBOY- for, and, nor, but, or, yet) Write out all number under 10 in words. This excludes times, dates, temperatures, scores. Dont end your sentence with prepositions. Avoid using like you are not a valley girl. Dont call your essays/papers stories Dont text: write in any assignment you hand in.

TIPS FOR WRITING

Think of two-five tips that you always forget before a test and write them here!

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