WRITING CONTENT
(What a Good Essay Does)
Introductory Paragraph
Introductory Paragraphs – The expectations and a sample
Thesis Statements – What makes a strong thesis statement
How to brainstorm a thesis of your own
Frosted Mini-Wheat Titles – How to title your essay
Body Paragraphs
Tips on Close Reading – and an EXAMPLE
Concluding Paragraphs
Concluding Paragraphs – The expectations and a sample
Works Cited Page
Sample Works Cited Page
How to Format Different Types of Media on a Works Cited Page
Link to easybib.com – a great resource for helping format Works Cited pages
WRITING STYLE
(Grammar & Syntax)
Present Tense (Simple Tense vs. Progressive)
Apostrophe Abuse
Pronoun Problems
Subject-Verb Agreement
Sentence Variety
Using semicolons and colons correctly
Parallel Structure
WRITING MUSTS
(Classwide Style Expectations)
Freshmen Five (* = link goes to a Purdue OWL page, ** = link goes to Grammar Girl)
Proper pronoun* (Avoid 1st & 2nd person except, perhaps, in the Hook Intro) and verb usage* (a reminder: Use present simple tense in literature essays, past tense for historical ones)
Correct Citation
MLA FORMATTING TEMPLATES for GOOGLE DRIVE and MS-WORD
Avoiding Casual Language**
Comma Usage*
Comma Practice Pages
FIRST SEMESTER
Sophomore Six (* = link goes to a Purdue OWL page)
Avoiding Common Errors: Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4
FLUFF!!
Topic Sentences
SECOND SEMESTER
Explaining Evidence (Or “Subquoting”)
Using Quotes Correctly and Well
Transitioning: CLICK HERE* and HERE*
Middle School Musts (for a refresher)
Capitalization (link goes to the Purdue Online Writing Lab)
Punctuation
Title Punctuation
REMINDER PAGE FOR HMS, FRESHMEN & SOPHOMORE GRAMMAR
