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Kendrick Dean 3rd Hour 8/19/13 Ms.Wolf

PAPER

Writing Dos and Donts

12 Point Font Times New Roman Double Space 5 Paragraphs Thesis, Introduction, and Conclusion

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DOS
1. Use your Writing Dos and Donts sheet. Bold the ones you think are most important. 2. Do read your paper out loud after each draft. 3. Do check spelling. 4. Do check pronoun use. 5. Do be careful about shifting tense. If your start writing in past tense, stay in past tense. 6. Do be careful about homonyms. 7. Do learn the use of the word too. It means also. 8. Do start sentences in a variety of ways. 9. Do vary sentence length.

6 Traits Use your notes and your thinglink to help you. List each of the 6 traits, a definition of each and what the scorers are looking for. Conventions-Check spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar. Scores are looking for, -No major errors, Capitalization, Punctuation. Word Choice-Use precise language. Choose specific nouns and active verbs. Scorers are looking for, -descriptive words, little word repetition. Sentence Fluency-Make your writing smooth and easy to read. Scorers are looking for, -long and short sentences, sentences start differently, flows well. Voice-Make your writing sound like you. Show that you care about the topic. Scorers are looking for, -does it sound like an 8th grader wrote this? Ideas-Choose an interesting topic. Focus on what matters to you. Scorers are looking for, -clear message, answered prompt. Organization-Include a bold beginning, a mighty middle, and an excellent ending. Scorers are looking for, -5 paragraphs, title, introduction, 3 body paragraphs, conclusion.

DONTS
Use your writing dos and dont sheet. Bold the ones you think are most important. 1. Never begin a paper with: Im going to tell you My paper is about You assigned me a topic of This is a story about 2. Never begin a sentence with a conjunction [FANBOY for, and, nor, but, yet] Write out all number under 10 in words. This includes times, dates, temperatures, scores. 3. Never use well or so to begin a sentence. You are not writing a note, keep your paper formal! 4. Dont use you or ANY FORM OF YOU in a formal paper. Instead use words like people, one, and teenagers. 5. Dont end your sentence with prepositions Avoid using like you are not a valley girl. 6. Never end a sentence with the word at. [Writing or Speaking] 7. Dont text write in any assignment you hand in.

8. Dont call your essays/papers stories 9. Do Not end a paper with phrases like: Thats all I have to say. Now your know what I researched. the end. goodbye.

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TIPS FOR WRITING

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