Paragraph Writing

Warm Up 9/25/2017 What was your best experience over Fall Break? Response: Jane Schaffer paragraph

Titles “A good title is not a label but a lure” -Hayes B Jacobs

“A good title is what a preview of coming attractions is to a movie.” - John McCollister (Quoted in “The Writer’s Quotebook. . .”

An Effective Title = 3 Requirements Attracts the reader’s attention – lure Identifies the subject Hints about what author is trying to prove in the topic sentence or thesis statement

Formatting Titles DO’S Center the title. 12-point font CAPITALIZE THE FIRST WORD OF EVERY TITLE. Center the title. 12-point font Times New Roman font Double space between the heading and the first line of the paragraph.

Coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) Capitalize the first letter of every word EXCEPT: Prepositions Coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) 3. Articles (a, an, the)

DON’TS Underline title Italicize title Bold-face title Place title in quotation marks Write title in a special design Write title in all capital letters

Sample Titles Leonard Bast’s Adventure: Looking for a Real Home Andrew Carnegie: The Father of Middle-Class America Cell Phones in the Hands of Drivers: A Risk or Benefit? (same line) Leonard Bast’s Adventure: Looking for a Real Home Online Monitoring: A Threat to Employee Privacy in the Wired Workplace (same line)

MLA Format 1” margin Last Name 1 (1”margin) Double Space Name Dr. McKay-Cox Double Space between heading parts English 101 – 1, 2, 3 26 September 2017 Double Space Title Centered

2. Between heading and title 3. Between title and paragraph II. MLA Paper Format: A. Double space: 1. Heading 2. Between heading and title 3. Between title and paragraph B. Times New Roman Font on all parts of the paragraph C. 12-Point Font D. One-inch margins E. Center the title F. Indent all paragraphs using tab key

III. Proofreading corrections: A. No “you’s” B. No contractions

IV. Correction Symbols: Highlighted area in paper A IV. Correction Symbols: Highlighted area in paper A. RO = run-on sentence (two sentences together without correct punctuation) B. FRAG – fragment – not a sentence C. CAP – capitalization needed D. AWK – Sentence not clear: Use subject – verb order E. P – Punctuation error D. DEL – Delete ( you and contractions)

Jane Schaffer Paragraph Topic Sentence Concrete Detail #1 Commentary #1 Commentary #2 Concrete Detail #2 Concluding Sentence