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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Formatting for Essay - in text citations and language

Authors's Names
Use Steinbeck and Whitman for the remainder of the essay after the first time you reference them by the first and last name. Beyond introduction you should only use their last names.

Titles
"Leader of the People" and "Song of Myself" in quotation marks and written out each time during the ENTIRE essay.

Transitions

            EVERY paragraph starts with transition except introduction.

Language Choice
            Avoid casual language usage such as gonna, many, thing, and any contractions (don’t)

Examples from text
Remember to explain every example from the story or poem. You must include why you used it as an example and how it's relevant to your essay.



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