1. Paragraph Writing

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

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

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

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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)

8. 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

9. 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)

10. 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

11. 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

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

13. 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)

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