The S

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et

Lett

er

Chapte

r 2

Port

folio

Entr

y

Defend or challenge the

following statement:

The punishment imposed on us by others

may not be as destructive as the guilt

we impose on ourselves.- Use MLA format.

- Include the title and

author in your response.

- Use at least one line of

text evidence from Chapter 2 to support your

idea(s).-Incorporate two vocabulary terms from

our TSL Vocab List 1-25;

underline the words.

TSL E

ssay

Your “sca

rlet le

tter”

3 Paragraphs

Introduction – Thesis, Hook

Body – Focus on one

experience that puts your

vice/flaw on display; recreate

the moment in detail; make us

feel as if we were there.

Conclusion – Come full circle;

do not repeat yourself; leave

your reader thinking OR leave

your reader with a thought of

your own.

Due this THURSDAY

Com

mon E

rrors in

Rece

nt W

riting

MLA Format

Heading: Name, Teacher,

Class, Date (Military

Format)

Header (Last Name +

Page)

Double Space

Black or Blue Ink

Front Side Only

No fringe/Writing on Back

*Do not underline your own

title, put quotation marks

around it, or use a larger or bold

font.

Mech

anica

l

Erro

rs Failure to capitalize I

Incorrect use of its or it’s

Incorrect use of they’re,

their, or the

re

Incorrect use of two, to,

or too

Use of the words hisself,

theirselv

es or alot

Punctu

atio

n o

f

TitleQuotation

Marks

Short story

Short

poem

Article

Episode

Song

Essay

Underline or

Italicize

Novel

Book-length

poem

Name of

magazine

Name of TV

Series

Movie