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    Common Problems/Issues With Places Narrative: YIKES!!!!

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    This document outlines common problems seen in student essays about places and narratives. It identifies issues such as spelling out numbers, using contractions, passive voice, incorrect MLA formatting, lack of purpose or theme, misuse of commas, verb tense shifts, overused words, weak transition words, lack of sentence structure variety, and reliance on cliches or rhetorical questions. The document stresses practicing formal diction over informal or middle diction in order to improve student writing.

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    This document outlines common problems seen in student essays about places and narratives. It identifies issues such as spelling out numbers, using contractions, passive voice, incorrect MLA formatting, lack of purpose or theme, misuse of commas, verb tense shifts, overused words, weak transition words, lack of sentence structure variety, and reliance on cliches or rhetorical questions. The document stresses practicing formal diction over informal or middle diction in order to improve student writing.

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    This document outlines common problems seen in student essays about places and narratives. It identifies issues such as spelling out numbers, using contractions, passive voice, incorrect MLA formatting, lack of purpose or theme, misuse of commas, verb tense shifts, overused words, weak transition words, lack of sentence structure variety, and reliance on cliches or rhetorical questions. The document stresses practicing formal diction over informal or middle diction in order to improve student writing.

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    Common Problems/Issues With Places Narrative: YIKES!!!!

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    This document outlines common problems seen in student essays about places and narratives. It identifies issues such as spelling out numbers, using contractions, passive voice, incorrect MLA formatting, lack of purpose or theme, misuse of commas, verb tense shifts, overused words, weak transition words, lack of sentence structure variety, and reliance on cliches or rhetorical questions. The document stresses practicing formal diction over informal or middle diction in order to improve student writing.

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    CommonProblems/IssueswithPlacesNarrative:YIKES!!!!

    Spelloutnumberslessthan100
    Donotusecontractions
    Helpingverb+verb.replacewithACTIONVERBS
    Useofpassivevoice
    WrongMLAformat
    Title:includeatitleeverytimeyoudoaformalessay.Youaregiving
    yourpieceaname!Somanyofthemwerenameless.:([Youdonot
    needtoincludetitlesforessaysontheAPtest,though]
    Repetitionofwordsandsentencestartersifitisnotintendedtobe
    usedasarhetoricaldevice/strategy
    Purposeandthemewhatissignificantaboutthisplace/memory
    associatedwiththisplace?
    Misuseofcommas!
    Verbtenseshifts(pasttopresenttopast)
    Usingclichesincorrectly
    UseofyouandswitchingbacktoI
    Wordsusedtoooften:fun,thing(s),excited,got,get,alot,very,big,
    like,said,huge,reallygood,somuch
    Practically,basically,obviouslyareweaktransitionwords
    Usevarietyofsentencestructure
    Thiswasthebestexperienceofmylife
    Becarefulwithtoomanyrhetoricalquestions

    Overall,weneedtopracticeformaldictioninsteadofmiddledictionand
    informaldiction.

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