Wed. Nov. 2, 2016: Editing Discussion Continued

Today, I went over the rest of the essay editing checklist with you and also discussed conclusions.
Here are the notes from class. I will be giving you tomorrow's class to revise.

1.10. (style: continued)    Ensure that your essay has word variety – have a thesaurus open when you are typing, and have a transition word list open when you are typing.

Mechanics

1.                  No spelling errors (check for red line and do synonym checks if in doubt).

2.                  No capitalization errors (capitals at the beginning of sentences, on proper nouns, on titles, etc.).

3.                  No sentence fragments (watch for sentences that start with “that” “because” “and” “but” “which” or “who”. (see #1 in your “15 Common Errors” booklet).

4.                  Subject verb agreement (they is = wrong. They are = correct). See #3 in your “15 Common Errors” booklet.

5.                  Comma usage (see #2, #8, and #15 in your “15 Common Errors” booklet.)

6.                  No run ons (#2 in your “15 Common Errors” booklet).

7.                  Strong verb usage (run or fled)

Format

1.                  12 point, Times New Roman, spacing at zero, last name and page number in header

2.                  First page info. (name, teacher, class, date) and “works cited” page

Content

1.                  Following the introductory paragraph layout

2.                  Body paragraphs: start with a main point (opinion), provide evidence to support opinion and explain how evidence supports opinion.

3.                  A conclusion (the “so what”)