Writing mini-lesson for research papers: 1. Avoid using contractions in formal writing. (Say "do not" instead of "don't") 2. Do not say "My research paper is about..." Remember, you are keeping yourself out of the paper and writing in the 3rd person to keep the paper more objective and forma. 3. Never start a sentence with a numeral--if the first word is a number, spell it out. 4. You can incorporate your source into some of your sentences to add to the validity of your ideas. For example, you could say: "According to William Blake, senior editor at The New York Times..."
HW: Continue writing your problem-solution papers and reading your books. Rough draft of the body of the paper is due at the beginning of the period on Friday.
HW: Continue writing your problem-solution papers and reading your books. Rough draft of the body of the paper is due at the beginning of the period on Friday.