Junior English Ms. Gersten Writing Lesson #20 Junior English Ms. Gersten

About your rough drafts I made corrections to your CECs and summaries; fix them!! Common mistakes: Articles do not say anything; authors do! In an article entitled, “Blah Blah Blah,” Johnny Journalist writes that . . . . Include your thesis statement at the end of your introduction and the beginning of your conclusion Give a sense of closure at the end Voters need to pull the trigger and vote for…. It is clear that mini-vans are the most dangerous mode of transportation and should be outlawed in the United States. If America does not crack down on illegal candy consumption soon, then….

Assignment Materials This is everything put together for the final assignment; everything in MLA form An introduction With a thesis Three body paragraphs With three CECs A conclusion A works cited With three sources Everything must be in MLA format!

WARNING!!! Get paper edited WL #20/Rough Draft due Friday, 11/18 WL #20/Final due Tuesday, 11/22 NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED Get paper edited Parent(s)/guardian(s) Friend(s) TOTEM Tutoring Before school After school

1” margins complete header running header double spaced 12 point font Times New Roman Introduction: Attention-grabber Background information Thesis statement

Body paragraphs: Topic sentence Summary Quotation sandwich (CEC) Concluding sentence Conclusion: Restate thesis Restate main ideas End with clincher (sense of closure)

Separate page (insert page break) Alphabetized entries Check MLA format! Correct title at top (Works Cited)

Turn in your papers on time!! To get full credit: Turn in a printed copy of your assignment at the start of class Submit your paper to Turnitin.com before the start of class Excused absence? Email your paper to me/have a friend bring it Partial credit: You will lose10% if your assignment is submitted by the end of the school day You will lose 10% for each day turnitin.com submissions are late 50% will be given to papers that are one day late