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Essay Tips AND Grading Symbols
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Title• Have a title for your essay and
make it interesting and specific to your essay.
• Here’s a typical academic one:The Book of Daniel: Multiple
Perspectives of Prophecy
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The Essay• An essay
must have an introductory paragraph, several body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
Introduction (w/thesis)
Body Paragraph: Explain & Develop Ideas
Body Paragraph: Explain & Develop Ideas
Body Paragraph: Explain & Develop Ideas
Body Paragraph: Explain & Develop Ideas
Conclusion
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Thesis
The thesis is the main point
that youmake in the essay
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The Body Paragraph
• A body paragraph contains approximately 7-8 sentences and has a topic sentence.
• What is a topic sentence?– The key point that you make in the
paragraph.
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Basic Sentence Structure
• This is the minimum required for a simple and complete sentence with no errors.
1. Subject
2. Verb
3. Complete thought
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Spacing & Format
• Indent 5 spaces to indicate a new paragraph.
• Double space your essay.
• Do not put extra spaces between paragraphs.
• Put two spaces between sentences.
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Specificity
• If you are specific in your writing, your communication will be more clear and powerful.
• Use details, examples, and precise language.
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Avoid
• Using the second person point of view (p.o.v.) “you.”
• These phrases: I believe…, I think…, In my opinion…, I personally…, I myself personally believe that…
• Writing like you speak
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Avoid
• Words such as: thing, a lot, basically, nice, just, something, would, like
• Contractions: Use cannot (not can’t), I am (not I’m), I will (not I’ll), it is (not it’s)
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Avoid
• Directly addressing the reader
Ex: You are going to learn about how (or I am going to tell you about how) after our family trip to Oregon, I realized how dysfunctional my family really is .
Correction:
After our family trip to Oregon, I realized how dysfunctional my family really is.
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Avoid
• Announcing your purpose and plan
Ex: In this essay, I am going to discuss how MTV has had an enormous impact on the spending habits of young people.
.
Revised: MTV has had an enormous impact on the spending habits of young people.
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Avoid
• Abbreviations, and symbols: do not use & or L.A.
• Using sentences from the prompt.
• Assuming the reader knows the prompt or your topic.
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Grading Symbols
1. sp.=spelling error
2. pr.=error in using a pronoun
3. s/v=lack of agreement between the subject and the verb.
Example: The student love poetry.
Correction: The student lovess poetry.
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Grading Symbols
4. frag.=sentence fragment, a part of a sentence punctuated as a sentence.
– Example: Before leaving for work this morning. I drank a pot of coffee.
– Correction: Before leaving for work this morning, I drank a pot of coffee.
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Grading Symbols
5. RO (run-on) or CS (comma splice)=two or more sentences incorrectly punctuated as one.
Example: My cousin invited many of her friends, I did not know all the people who were running around preparing for the party. (CS)
Correction: My cousin invited many of her friends, so I did not know all the people who were running around preparing for the party.
Correction: My cousin invited many of her friends; therefore, I did not know all of the people who were running around preparing for the party.
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Example: The James Brown concert was amazing I couldn’t believe a man of his age could dance and sing with such energy. (RO)
Correction: The James Brown concert was amazing. I couldn’t believe a man of his age could dance and sing with such energy.
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6. Mm= misplaced modifier. The modifier is not close enough to the word it is modifying.
Example: The phone almost rang ten times.
Correction: The phone rang almost ten times.
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7. Dm=dangling modifier. There is no word to be modified.
Example: Driving down the road, the dog was hit by the truck. (Who is driving?)
Correction: The driver of the truck hit the dog.
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8. vt=lack of verb tense consistency, unnecessarily switching from one tense to another.
9. a=error in using an apostrophe
10. c=error in using a comma
11. cap.=make it a capital letter
12. lc=make it a lower case letter
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13. red.=unnecessary repetition.
14. trans= insert a transition
15. ¶ = create a new paragraph
16. ^ = insert something that I specify
17. | = separate (example: alot = a lot)
18. ‿ = bring together
19. q= error in using quotation marks
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20. ww = wrong word. The word doesn’t make sense in the context. It probably means something other that what you think it does. Look up the word in the dictionary.
21. fp = faulty parallel structure.
Example: In the mountains, we went fishing, biking and walked.
Correction: In the mountains, we went hiking, biking, and walking.
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22. pass= passive voice. Example: Mistakes were made. Correction: The quarterback made mistakes.
23. mw= missing word 24. red. = redundancy, omit something that is
unnecessarily repeated25. ?= After much effort and time, I cannot
understand what you are trying to communicate.
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Review these notes before you turn in your first assignment. Look at
the grading symbols after you have
received your first graded work.