Words to Live By

Directions for our final day of work.

1. Re-read and revise your paper. Pay particular attention to sentence fluency, use of quotes, on-topic writing, strong ideas, expert information=evidence, examples, elaboration, etc.

2. Make sure your quotes follow the following format if you don't introduce the author's name in your writing.
"Nothing gold can stay" (Robert Frost). *note that the period comes after the parentheses

3. Copy and paste the following list after your conclusion. Evaluate (grade) yourself with scores between 1-10 for each category. Ten is high.

Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Sentence Quality/Variety/Fluency
Use of Quotes- not just “dropped” into the paragraph; feel connected and meaningful
Topic Sentences- MUST BE FROM PACKET!!!
Ideas- overall/ On-topic (goes with ideas)
Organization- overall
CUPS (Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling)
Word Choice

4. Make sure you have a proper heading in the top right hand corner of your document. Make sure you have double spaced the entire document and it's in Courier 12 pt. font. Ask if you need help.

5. If you want, center the title Words to Live By above your introduction but below your heading.

6. Double-check:
- no contractions should be used in your writing- didn't should be did not, etc.
- no you, your, yours pronouns; this paper should have I, me, mine, myself pronouns