1. Junior English Ms. Gersten
Writing Lesson #20
Junior English
Ms. Gersten

2. About your rough drafts
I made corrections to your CECs and summaries; fix them!!
Common mistakes:
Articles do not say anything; authors do!
In an article entitled, “Blah Blah Blah,” Johnny Journalist writes that
Include your thesis statement at the end of your introduction and the beginning of your conclusion
Give a sense of closure at the end
Voters need to pull the trigger and vote for….
It is clear that mini-vans are the most dangerous mode of transportation and should be outlawed in the United States.
If America does not crack down on illegal candy consumption soon, then….

3. Assignment Materials
This is everything put together for the final assignment; everything in MLA form
An introduction
With a thesis
Three body paragraphs
With three CECs
A conclusion
A works cited
With three sources
Everything must be in MLA format!

4. WARNING!!! Get paper edited WL #20/Rough Draft due Friday, 11/18
WL #20/Final due Tuesday, 11/22
NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED
Get paper edited
Parent(s)/guardian(s)
Friend(s)
TOTEM Tutoring
Before school
After school

5. 1” margins
complete header
running header
double spaced
12 point font
Times New Roman
Introduction:
Attention-grabber
Background information
Thesis statement

6. Body paragraphs:
Topic sentence
Summary
Quotation sandwich (CEC)
Concluding sentence
Conclusion:
Restate thesis
Restate main ideas
End with clincher (sense of closure)

7. Separate page (insert page break)
Alphabetized entries
Check MLA format!
Correct title at top (Works Cited)

8. Turn in your papers on time!!
To get full credit:
Turn in a printed copy of your assignment at the start of class
Submit your paper to Turnitin.com before the start of class
Excused absence? your paper to me/have a friend bring it
Partial credit:
You will lose10% if your assignment is submitted by the end of the school day
You will lose 10% for each day turnitin.com submissions are late
50% will be given to papers that are one day late