1. Writing Reminders

2. MLA Format Your Name Ms. Cardillo English 9/ Period ___ 21 April 2016
Times New Roman/ 12 pt. Font
1-inch Margins
Double Spaced
Header (Last Name & Pg. Number)
Heading
PLAIN Title
Left-aligned
Your Name
Ms. Cardillo
English 9/ Period ___
21 April 2016

3. Episode, Article, Song, Lecture, Section
Italicize or Quote??
Italicize
Book, Play, Movie, Epic Poem
TV Show, Magazine, Newspaper
Pamphlet, Painting, Sculpture, Film
“Quote”
Chapter, Scene, Act,
Poem, Short story
Episode, Article, Song, Lecture, Section

4. Works Cited
*Center title, double space, indent additional lines - hanging indent, don’t start a new line until you run out of room. Works Cited Thompson, Eileen, et al, eds. Prentice Hall Literature: The American Experience. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, Poe, Edgar Allan. "The Raven." Prentice Hall Literature: The American Experience. et al, eds. Eileen Thompson. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, The Jerusalem Bible. Garden City, NY: Doubleday Press, 1966.

5. In-Text Citation *The thing you put in ( ) after your concrete details
Put in in-text citations for:
Paraphrased work
Quotes
Tip: Use the first word in your works cited page for the source.

6. Example:
Works Cited
Thompson, Eileen, et al, eds. Prentice Hall Literature: The American Experience. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1997.
Poe, Edgar Allan. "The Raven." Prentice Hall Literature: The American Experience. et al, eds. Eileen Thompson. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall,
The Jerusalem Bible. Garden City, NY: Doubleday Press, 1966.

7. Examples:
“Let’s pretend this is a direct quote from an article in Newsweek” (“Growing Pains” 16). Let’s pretend this is paraphrased work from a book you read (Fast 24). “Perhaps your work has an author?” (Mckeon).

8. Introduction 1. Start with an Attention Grabber
2. Answer the QUESTIONS
What is this?
Why do I care?
3. Finish with THESIS Statement

9. Attention Grabber Fact Quote History Anecdote
Follow up with a sentence explaining the fact, the quotes, the history, or the anecdote.

10. Answer the Questions What is This? Logos
Explain the topic or discuss the idea
Sets up the paper idea..
Why do I care?
Pathos
Why is this so important?
Creates feeling in the introduction..

11. Thesis Statements
Topic + Opinion + 3 Reasons of Support Note: This is always the last sentence in the introduction.

12. What it should look like…
Attention Grabber
Essential question
What is this?
Why do I care?
Thesis Statement

13. Body Paragraphs Stay Organized
In Romeo & Juliet, The Count of Monte Cristo, and The Odyssey, various characters clash because of differing values and beliefs in the ever- changing world.
Para. 1- Romeo and Juliet
Para. 2- The Count of Monte Cristo
Para. 3- The Odyssey

14. Topic Sentences State your main idea in the topic sentence
Never use a quote as a topic sentence!
Ex. The Odyssey by Homer, focuses on the character Odysseus and his conflicts with antagonists preventing him from getting home.

15. Concrete Details This is the stuff that needs to be cited!
Specific, relevant detail directly from the text; textual evidence or PROOF
Quotes (Be sure to explain)
Paraphrased work
Tip: Always needs in-text citation!

16. Commentary Tell why your textual evidence is important
This is significant because…
This is important because…
This shows…
Do Not Use Personal Pronouns!

17. Transitional/Concluding Sentence
Gives your paragraph finality; Transition from one thought to the next-- So
As a Result
Hence
Accordingly
For this purpose
Above All
Except
However
On the other hand
To sum up
From another perspective
Meanwhile
Afterward
Simultaneously
In Contrast
Likewise
In brief
Therefore

18. Conclusions
“A conclusion will help readers see why all your analysis and information should matter to them after they put the paper down” (“Conclusions”).
Ideas for an Effective Conclusion
Ask “So what?
Refer to you introduction; make parallels
Restate your thesis in a NEW WAY 
Include a powerful fact
Point to broader ideas (impact)
"Conclusions." The Writing Center at UNC-Chapel Hill. Web. 16 Mar

19. Reminders Do NOT use personal pronouns Use transitions
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