1. Common Errors

2. MLA errors Extra spacing everywhere!
No extra spaces between paragraphs
No extra spaces between heading and title, or title and first paragraph
TIMES NEW ROMAN: A few people did not use the correct font in the heading, but did in their paper
Heading:
Write out the date
Honors American Literature
Page number (top right)
Left hand side of page
MLA errors

3. Works Cited errors Many did not put the title (Works Cited)
Forgot page number and/or did not continue page number from essay
Some did a regular indent instead of a hanging indent
Incorrectly formatted (I looked at punctuation placement as well)
Did not double space
Times New Roman font as well.
Works Cited errors

4. LEAD IN TO EVERY QUOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Many forgot the colon in their sentence lead ins, thus making is appear that the quote DID NOT have a lead in.
Blended lead ins: need to change pronouns/tense to fit your sentence. It needs to make sense when you read it. Also, do not put comma before the lead in portion UNLESS it is a comma in your sentence. And do not capitalize the first word in your blended lead in UNLESS it is a proper noun.
Cite authors’ last names in parentheses at the end of the sentence. The period comes after the parentheses, not inside the quotation marks
Lead ins and citations

5. Grammar/style errors Please avoid contractions
Numbers under 10 you need to write out.
Biggest comma mistake: putting the comma right after the conjunction, not before.
INCORRECT: She went to the prom but, she went to homecoming first.
CORRECT: She went to the prom, but she went to homecoming first.
DO NOT USE I, ME OR MY IN YOUR PAPER!!!!!!!!!
“This supports my thesis because….”
“I believe that….”
“To me this shows…”
Grammar/style errors

6. Clear claim!! This is the last sentence of your body paragraph.
Introduce the information in your article before you quote from it; the reader (me) needs context.
Explain and connect to your theme
Conclude properly: many ended their body paragraph on a quote or an idea
Content