The Basics Title Full heading in Upper left (single space heading) pt standard font Works Cited Page must be included Citations within text

Identify Your Support Go through your paper and label the different types of evidence Evidence: Authorities Testimony Facts Stats You should have multiple pieces of evidence in your essay

Identify Your Support Go through your essay and label the examples you use Examples: Allusions Anecdotes Illustrations Scenarios You should have at least 1 example in your essay

Identify Your Support Go through your paper and label the appeals Appeals: Emotional Logical Ethical You should have at least 1 appeal in your essay

Passive vs Active Voice The to be verbs: Am is are was Werebebeing been Circle all of your to be verbs and eliminate ½ If the to be verb is in a quote, leave it alone. I must see evidence on your rough draft.

Look out for have/has/had! Have/has/had combined with a noun encourage readers to wedge their head in a vice. Example: I had an argument with the referee. I argued with the referee Example: I had dinner with the sheriff. I dined with the sheriff.

Check Your Thesis It should mention the your main claim, the three reasons you support that claim, and strong, assertive language. Example: The administration at John Horn High School must allow seniors to leave campus for lunch because the cafeteria is horribly overcrowded, the food is dangerously unhealthy, and senior privileges are scarce.

Check your Topic Sentences Each paragraph should begin with a topic sentence Look at your thesis. What 3 reasons did you mention? These become your topic sentences. Example: The first reason the administration should allow seniors to go off campus for lunch Another reason why the administration should allow seniors to go off campus for lunch is the poor quality of food that passes for lunch in the cafeteria Finally, the administration should allow seniors to leave campus for lunch because it would create a senior privilege.

Lead-in to Quotations Use quotes from the articles. Blend them in with your context, by creating lead-ons. For example: No lead-in: Texting while driving results in many accidents. “In Iowa texting causes 20 accidents per day” (Johnson 24). Lead-in: Texting while driving results in many accidents. For example, “in Iowa texting causes 20 accidents per day” (Johnson 24).

Combine Short, Choppy Sentences Find sentences in your essay that are short. Combine two short sentences into 1 complex sentence. I should see evidence of this at least 2 times on your rough draft and in your essay. Example 1 FANBOYS: The facts prove that texting while driving leads to distractions. Distractions lead to accidents. The facts prove that texting while driving leads to distractions, and distractions lead to accidents. Example 2: Texting while driving causes deadly accidents. People who text and drive should be fined and jailed. Texting while driving causes deadly accidents, therefore, people who text and drive should be fined and jailed.

Works Cited Page Alpha order Last name and page number Title of page : Works Cited Entiries are singled spaced Skip a space between entries No works cited page= Plagiarism=Failure

Barnard 4 Works Cited Barnard, Megan. English Rocks. Dallas: Dallas, Print. Booker, Sean. "Reading Is Awesome." New York: 1999 "Read All 'Portege R705' Posts in Crave." CNET. 22 Sept Web. 22 Sept

MLA Citations with in a text Must cite anything that did not originate with you. Cite summaries, paraphrasing, and quotations Format: At end of sentence/paragraph if all info from one source 70% of students believe music helps them relax (Barnard 23).