1.  (how to get good grades on your paper)

2.  Make a writers section of notebook!

3.  All At Home Analysis Essays are submitted to turnitin.com  Class ID 8196545  password: evansenglish

4.  Only using work read  No Biblio needed  If quote “asdfasdfasdf,” (p.##).  If paraphrased same thing, no quotes  Don’t need to quote classmates or me

5.  MLA Format  1” margins  12 point font  Times New Roman  THIS IS NOT THE DEFAULT TO WORD SO CHANGE IT!  Double space after heading  So it should look like…

6. 1” margins, times new romans, 2 lined header, no wasted space.

7.  No “I” or “the reader” ---you can use “I” in common app essay  No contractions  Answer the question asked  NO SUMMARY (I already read the book thanks anyway)

8.  Creates a weak and often vague sentence.  Scholars debate over passive voice  RULE OF THUMB…Informational, research, expository, No passive Voice. o Creative writing can use passive voice, if you are using it for a purpose.

9.  Passive Voice almost always uses a form of “to be” followed by a verb in the past tense.  The AP test was taken by the students. “to be” followed by past tense verb

10.  If your subject is at the end of the sentence, you probably used passive voice.  The homework was done by the AP students.

11. AmWereBeen AreBe IsBecome WasBecame After you are done writing, proof-read your paper, highlight each time you see one of these verbs used. Or hit Ctrl F and put each one in.

12. Mr. Evans especially liked the students who took the AP Exam. Especially the students who took the AP Exam were liked by Mr. Evans.

13.  Every essay is an argument o Prove your point o Cite or reference o Use arguing words o Confidence is better than guessing to be right o You can’t be wrong, but you can inadequately prove you are right.

14.  Introduction: o Introduce ideas you will be writing about o Make a thesis or arguing point (you can’t argue well if you do not have a point). o Briefly share how you will prove thesis. o Be more creative once these goals are achieved.

15.  Argue your point/thesis  Be assertive  Show support  No closing game curveball

16.  End argument  Drive home point  Leave a good taste  Absolutely no “In conclusion…”

17.  Don’t write in 1 sitting  Write, proofread later  Also proofread  Shift F7  Hand it in early  Write a thesis or argument early, share with class

18.  The common App essay is different o 1 st person account or story can use “I” o Graded based on readiness to send to college A-ready with few changes to be acceptable B-ready with several changes to be acceptable C-needs revisions and/or reworking D-Please don’t send this or anything like it to colleges F-Incomplete, off topic, not an essay, etc…

19. More to come: After every essay!