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SCRIPTS

SCRIPTS. Things to pay attention to when you are writing Grayson-English 9 & 11. Spelling Capitalization Run-On Sentences Indenting Paragraphs Person Tenses Slang. Spelling. If you do not know how to spell a word you want to use, LOOK IT UP IN A DICTIONARY!

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SCRIPTS

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  1. SCRIPTS Things to pay attention to when you are writing Grayson-English 9 & 11

  2. Spelling • Capitalization • Run-On Sentences • Indenting Paragraphs • Person • Tenses • Slang

  3. Spelling • If you do not know how to spell a word you want to use, LOOK IT UP IN A DICTIONARY! • If you don’t have a dictionary, USE A WORD YOU KNOW HOW TO SPELL! • Do not just spell the word out phonetically-MOST OF THE TIME YOU WILL BE WRONG. • Nothing will turn off a would-be college or employer than a letter, application, or resume full of misspelled words. • When possible, type your paper on a computer and use Spell Check. It will not catch all spelling issues, but it will catch many.

  4. Capitalization • ALWAYS capitalize the first word of a sentence. • ALWAYS capitalize proper names, such as people’s names or places. • Capitalize the important words in the titles of stories, poems, or books: Examples: “A Christmas Memory”-a short story “The Raven”-a poem To Kill a Mockingbird- a book • When in doubt, refer to the Purdue OWL website: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ and search for “Capitalization”

  5. Run-On Sentences • Run-on sentences are compound sentences that are not punctuated properly. If you have more than one independent clauses (phrases that have a subject and a predicate), YOU MUST HAVE PUNCTUATION TO JOIN THESE CLAUSES. • Refer to the following Purdue OWL website: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/598/02/

  6. Indenting Paragraphs • When beginning a new paragraph, YOU MUST INDENT! • When there is dialogue being used, a new paragraph is begun with each change of speaker; INDENT EACH TIME. • For questions on formatting a paper or a paragraph, refer to the following Purdue OWL website: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

  7. Person • When writing an academic or literary paper, DO NOT USE “I” (FIRST-PERSON) OR “YOU” (SECOND-PERSON). • The person should be written in an objective third-person case. • It is not necessary to say, “I believe,” or “In this paper I will explain…”

  8. Tenses • In any paper, BE CONSISTENT WITH TENSES! If the paper begins in present tense, keep every sentence afterward in present tense. • Likewise, if the paper begins in past tense, keep it past tense. • When literature is being discussed in a paper, it is the standard tradition to use present tense, even though the setting for the story may be set in the past. Example: “Odysseus is determined to return home to his wife. No trial can make him give up on achieving this simple objective. Though is gets distracted by Calypso, he never loses sight of his quest to return home.”

  9. Slang • Avoid using slang in an academic or literary paper. • It is not appropriate to refer to someone as another person’s “mom” or “dad.” “Mother” or “father” should be used. • If there is dialogue, and a person actually calls their parent “Mom,” it would be appropriate to use that as a proper name. • Avoid using the following slang terms: a lot, OK • For questions on slang, refer to the Purdue OWL website: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/608/01/

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