Writing Tips 101

Use literary ________ tense when writing about literature

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Oxford _______ are required in MLA format

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

I like pizza, candy, and ice cream is an example of what.

• oxford commas

• a run on sentence

• an allegory

• foods teenagers eat

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CCSS.L.4.1F

You should end paragraphs with

• final thoughts

• connection to the thesis

• quotes

• citations

_____ titles are capitalized and in italics

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

_________ are capitalized and in quotation marks

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Avoid all ______ in formal written responses

• punctuation

• contractions shouldn't= should not

• commas

• capitalization

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CCSS.L.2.2C

Avoid beginning sentences with ______ such as "and" or "but"

• conjunctions

• capital words

• names

• ideas

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

You should ALWAYS use MLA format to cite:

• quotes

• paraphrased material

• concepts or ideas from other sources

• your own ideas

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Avoid _______. Some details are important but readers do not need an entire recap of the story.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2