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Writing Tips

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WRITING TIPS

FOR ENGLISH STUDENTS @ MULOCK
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FORMAT'S IMPORTANT!

DOUBLE SPACE AND INDENT EACH PARAGRAPH.

JUSTIFY THE LEFT.

LEAVE THE RIGHT RAGGED.
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WRITE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

ALWAYS USE CAPITALS AND PERIODS.

AVOID FRAGMENTS.

THE SHARP KNIFE. MY APPLE AND I.
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RANDOMLY? CONTINOUSLY?

WHEN DO WE USE CAPITALS?
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FOR PROPER NOUNS

NAMES OF PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS

AVOID SLASHES.

CHOOSE/DECIDE THE BEST/PERFECT WORD.

TITLES OF TEXTS

IS IT HAMLET OR IS IT (NOT) HAMLET?

MAJOR TEXTS

PLAYS, NOVELS, MOVIES, DOCS ...
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WHEN TYPING -> ITALICS

WHEN WRITING -> UNDERLINE
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MINOR TEXTS

SONGS, POEMS, SHORT STORIES, ARTICLES ...

NEED QUOTATION MARKS.

E.G. EDGAR ALLAN POE'S "THE RAVEN"
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PROOFREAD AND EDIT.

BEFORE SUBMITTING READ OVER YOUR WORK.
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ADD AND CUT WORDS.

CHECK TO SEE IF IT MAKES SENSE.
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IN THE FUTURE

END BY ADDING AN ORIGINAL TITLE.
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AND MOST OF ALL

ALLOW YOURSELF TO ENJOY WRITING.

DREAM AND COMPOSE.

THE END
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