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Writing Dos and Donts Brochure
Writing Dos and Donts Brochure
NAME HOUR DATE MS. WOLF TITLE (12 PT. TIMES NEW ROMAN, BOLD) __________INDENT
DOS
Check spelling Check pronoun use Be careful about shifting tense. If you start writing in past dense stay past tense Be careful about homonyms Learn the use of the word too. It means ALSO! Start sentences in a variety of ways. Vary sentence length
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Ideas and ContentInteresting topic with clear message that has enough info What scorers are looking for- Clear Message - Answered prompt VoiceBeing able to hear author through words in story What scorers are looking forDoes it sound like an 8 grader wrote this?
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Word VoiceBetter selection of words. What scorers are looking forDescriptive words Little word repetition
DONTS
Dont use you or ANY FORM OF YOU in a formal paper. Instead use word like people, one, and teenagers. Dont end your sentence with prepositions. Dont text write in any assignment you hand in.. DO NOT end a paper with phrases like: Thats all I have to say Now you know what I researched. The end. Goodbye.