NHD PAPER REVIEW Attention to detail will get you an excellent grade. Be meticulous. Be professional. The #1 rule to live bywhen in doubt, check Owl Purdue online for MLA (or APA) formatting. They are the last word on MLA formatting. Check the physical look of the paper Is everything where it ought to be? Hows your heading? Did you check that with an MLA sample page? Are there extra spacing issues? Did you set up the long quotes correctly? Is your Works Cited page correct with margins, hanging indents, and correctly cited entries? Have you determined that there are no typos, misspellings, grammar issues, etc.? If you were turning this in to your boss for a job promotion and pay increase, would it make the grade? Instead of thistry thisGo for brevity, and stronger use of verbs. Clara was able to learn proper dosage, how to confront an injured patient in pain. Change this to: Clara learned proper dosage David had fallen off of a roof. Change this to: David fell off a roof. She had excelled in reading and writing. Change this to: She excelled in reading and writing. Use a thesaurus as you write. It will make you smarter, or at least make you appear smarter. A Few (Or Many) Words of Advice Dont start your paper with a rhetorical question. Dont include dictionary definitions unless it is highly likely the reader wont understand the terminology. Hows your title? Is it exciting? Relevant? Need to edit some longer quotes? To leave out a few words or one sentence, use (3 periods) To leave out multiple sentences, use . (4 periods) Took out one sentence We shall go forward togetherThere are upon our journey dark and dangerous valleys through which we have to make and fight our way. But it is sure and certain that if we persevere and we shall persevere we shall come through these dark and dangerous valleys into a sunlight broader and more genial and more lasting than mankind has ever known. Winston Churchill, Leeds, 16 May 1942 Took out two sentences We shall go forward together.But it is sure and certain that if we persevere and we shall persevere we shall come through these dark and dangerous valleys into a sunlight broader and more genial and more lasting than mankind has ever known. Winston Churchill, Leeds, 16 May 1942 Avoid quotes in the opening paragraph. Dont include any pictures, maps, etc. on the first page. Do remember to respect the margins. Dont put a picture within a long quote. Dont follow a quote with a quote Quote Followed by an explanation of the quote Followed by historical context Followed by the connection to the NHD theme Boom! Youve got a solid paragraph! In-Text Citations Remember you must cite the following: Anything that isnt common knowledge Dates Statistics Quotes Example of how to cite artwork. Google instructions for whatever category your picture falls under Remember, your citation must only be under the actual picture. Fig. 1 Title or Explanation of Picture (Source as found in the Works Cited page). So how to incorporate all this information and make it look professional?! You should be able to right click on the picture and insert caption should come up. If that option isnt available, then create a text box under the box. Remember the picture shouldnt be larger than 2X3 inches. After you have inserted the picture and cited it, make sure you wrap text around the picture so there isnt any dead space. MLA Works Cited Page Lets review Alphabetize the Works Cited page Dont forget, you dont alphabetize by A, An, The, etc. but by the first following word. Do a hanging indent, but dont reverse the indent. Citing a Website Last name, First name. "Article Title." Website Title. Publisher of Website, Day Month Year article was published. Web. Day Month Year article was accessed.. Repeatedly citing n.p. (no publisher) and n.d. (no date) in your entries shows a lack of attention to detail. It actually shows that you were lazy and relied on easybib.com to build your Works Cited and that it did a terrible job. This will lose you points What if I cant find an author?! No problem, simply start with the name of the article Help! I cant find the publisher!!! It should be found either towards the top or at the very bottom of the page. If you cannot find it, then you shouldnt cite it. Hint: only include entries that are cited in your Works Cited page; if there are entries not found within your body, it will be marked down When you are completed with your paper, hit control A, and then check for extra spacing by going to Paragraph in the tool bar, then clicking the box, Dont add space between paragraph But make sure that it didnt move your Works Cited page up to the last page of your essay. Suggestion In ensure a solid score, go online and download the MLA checklistGo through it after you have self-checked your rubric. Print up your paper and read aloud before submitting. I guarantee youyou will find mistakes. For Our Next Class Edit/Finish your final product. Ask for help for proofreading from your grandma. Have you printed up a hard copy of the final product for a final reading aloud and revision?! Turn it in, be happy, and enjoy Thanksgiving break Bored During Thanksgiving Break?! Not planning on Black Friday shopping?! Get started on your NHD Project!!