Yes, Double Space Everything

On the descriptive writing front, Adv. Comp focused on the remaining parts of essay structure: body, conclusion, and MLA format. For tomorrow's class, you will need to have a completed first draft of your relative essay. Do not bring a hard copy as we will be sharing and peer editing via computer tomorrow. 

Tips:

• Have your essay in MLA format. If you made a mistake, you can correct it during peer review. (If you need a refresher, head to the additional resources section on the blog.)
• Construct an introduction that hooks the audience and provides a thesis, a direction, for your essay.
• Compose body paragraphs that create round characters, full of imagery and small details that reflect a person's identity.
• Finish with a conclusion that is not a summary. Consider what are the most important, lasting ideas that reflect your family and share that with the audience.

Post-lunch brought vocab quiz 2. Any make-up quizzes must be completed by Friday, September 4.

And, we also reviewed identifying nouns and subjects in order to practice capitalization rules. While capitalization may seem easy, it is a mechanical component, when flawed, that creates a great deal of distractions in student essays. Go here for a recap of the main capitalization rules and start editing your essays for errors: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/592/01/ .