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Title of your essay should be:
• Centered• Same size font and same style font as
the rest of your essay• No bold • or underline • or Italics• Capitalize essential/important words
(not a, and etc,)
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In your introduction…
• Always mention the author and title somewhere in your introduction.
• The first time you mention the author in your essay, use his/her first and last name. After that, last name is fine.
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Thesis
• Always be sure that your thesis statement is a statement.
• Thesis statement is an argument, even if it isn’t an argumentative essay.
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Using a quote within your essay:
• “This is an example quote” (Heisenburg 36).
• use quotation marks• page number in parentheses,
without any abbreviations• period AFTER the parentheses
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For the title within the essay, italicize!
Of Mice and Men
(But-this does not apply to your ESSAY title; see format rules)
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• Proper use of commonly confused words:
“Their bodies start to collapse.”“They’re going to the fair.”“There is the store.”
• These types of errors are unacceptable, so a list of commonly confused words is on the class website. You are expected to edit your essay for these mistakes.
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Proper use of that/who
“Ms. Otte is a teacher who…”
“The car is one that can…”
(People use WHO; things use THAT)
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• 11, 12, 45, 100zero, one, two, three
(spell out numbers zero-ten; use digits after that)
Age: This can be based on the instructor’s
preference. In this class, spell out the age.
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“So” can usually equal “therefore” and “therefore” is a much more sophisticated transition word.
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NO contractions!
Can’t = cannotwon’t = will not
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Avoid sounding too much like a thesaurus…use words that are
sophisticated, but not awkward.
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Always use PRESENT TENSE when referring to a novel’s events.
In Anthem’s society, there are many rules. Equality does not like the rules; therefore, he
creates a new society with better rules.
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“Entire Novel”not
“Whole Book”
The “entire novel” sounds much more sophisticated and formal than the “whole book.”
In general, use “entire” instead of “whole” in any
circumstance.
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Word choice: avoid too much repetition.
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NOT:Their death
Their lifeTheir profession
CORRECT:Their deathsTheir lives
Their professions
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Avoid drama/conversational words!
Really, very, extremely, major, huge, totally, way, basically, like…
These are informal and unnecessary words!
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“I will explain…”
“This essay will examine”
“In my opinion”
This is informal and unnecessary. Take yourself out of it; don’t tell me what you’re going to do-just
do it.
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Either say
“In Of Mice and Men…”or
“In the novel…”
notIn the novel Of Mice and Men…
(you don’t need both—repetitive)
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• COMMA USAGE!!!• Edit carefully!
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• The reason why…
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Eliminate “YOU, YOUR, YOU’RE”
It is informal; think of a more sophisticated way to write it
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• Do not start a sentence with “Such as…”• Do not start a sentence with “Which…”
• It always makes an incomplete sentence!
• If you want to use “such as” or “which” it would come in the middle of a sentence:– I really like junk food such as candy and pop.–My birthday is in March which is next month.