HOW TO FORMAT A PAPER

NAME HOUR DATE MS. WOLF TITLE (12 PT. TIMES NEW ROMAN, BOLD) __________INDENT

Writing Dos and Donts

Clay, 7th Hour

DOS
Check spelling Check pronoun use Be careful about shifting tense. If you start writing in past dense stay past tense Be careful about homonyms Learn the use of the word too. It means ALSO! Start sentences in a variety of ways. Vary sentence length

6 TRAITS
Ideas and ContentInteresting topic with clear message that has enough info What scorers are looking for- Clear Message - Answered prompt VoiceBeing able to hear author through words in story What scorers are looking forDoes it sound like an 8 grader wrote this?
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Word VoiceBetter selection of words. What scorers are looking forDescriptive words Little word repetition

OrganizationThe action of organizing What scorers are looking for-

DONTS
Dont use you or ANY FORM OF YOU in a formal paper. Instead use word like people, one, and teenagers. Dont end your sentence with prepositions. Dont text write in any assignment you hand in.. DO NOT end a paper with phrases like: Thats all I have to say Now you know what I researched. The end. Goodbye.

TIPS FOR WRITING

A few tips (that I always forget to do) Id like to give other student are: To make sure you always know your subject well and ask for help if needed, because if the day of the test comes and you say I dont get this. The teacher probably wont be able to the help you. And To study. When you know a test is coming up and do not study you will probably have to pay a consequence. And most kids will think I have home, and get to class the next day and think I HAVE A TEST TODAY! and theyll study before class starts, but doesnt really always work.