1. Proofreading Notes No contractions or first/second person references
Edit for professional language!
No: very, a lot, lots, tons
Correct: World War I, World War II, WWI, WWII
Not: WW1, WW2
United States = U.S.
Not US, U.S
a part = part of ; apart = separate

2. What does “Works Cited” mean??
Sources that you actually cited information from in your paper
That means if you didn’t use any quotes or paraphrase any information from a source, it does not belong in your Works Cited!!
Reminder: If you use a source several times throughout your paper, you still only list the source once in your Works Cited

3. Checking for Organization
First, make sure each of your topic sentences accurately introduces the main idea of each body paragraph.
Write down your thesis statement.
After your thesis, write the first sentence of every paragraph (topic sentence) in order. Format this so it is one continuous paragraph.
Read over the paragraph and consider:
Is there a sentence that does not belong or seems out of order?
Is every major idea of your paper represented in this paragraph?