Manuscript Form
General Rules
Title Page
Outline Page
Body of Paper
Writing a Good Composition
Guidelines
Writing Conference
Grading Standards
Correcting Compositions
Literary Analysis Guide
Plot
Characters
Setting
Tone
Style
Point of View
Narrative Technique
Structure
Theme
Approaches to Literary Criticisim
Biographical
Historical
Geographical
Political
Philosophical &
Religious
Sociological/
Anthropological
Psychological
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Checklist
for an Effective Thesis Statement
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One
complete sentence
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Specific
(specifically stated main points and specifically stated controlling
purpose; controlling purpose not a main point and so not a main
Roman numeral in outline)
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Limited
(if specifically stated thesis statement, points will be limited)
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Strong
action verb
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Active
voice
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Proper
emphasis (main points should be subject or direct object and not,
for example, objects of a preposition or in a dependent clause)
Methods of Developing an Introduction
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Defining
a key word or phrase
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Writing a
brief history
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Using a
quotation
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Writing a
brief narrative or anecdote
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Analyzing
theme divisions
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Interpreting
statistics
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Contrasting
opposing ideas
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Going
from the general to the specific (inverted pyramid)
Methods of Arranging Paragraphs
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Chronological
order (time)
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Spatial order (left to right, near to far, top to bottom)
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Degree
order (on a scale between two limits)
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Cause
and effect order
Methods of Developing a Conclusion
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Summarizing
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Discussing
the future
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Giving a
solution to the problem
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Stating
your position
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Relating
your idea to man
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Using a
quotation
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Going
from the specific to the general
Transitional Words and Phrases
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Addition:
moreover, further, furthermore, besides, likewise, also, too, again,
in addition, equally important, next, first of all, finally
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Contrast:
yet, however, still, nevertheless, however, on the other hand, on
the contrary, after all, at the same time
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Comparison:
similarly, likewise, in like manner
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Purpose:
to this end, for this purpose, with this object in mind
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Result:
hence, therefore, accordingly, consequently, thus, thereupon,
wherefore
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Time:
meanwhile, at length, immediately, soon, afterwards
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Place:
here, beyond, near, opposite to, adjacent to, on the opposite
side
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Summary:
in brief, on the whole, in short, in other words, to be sure, as has
been noted, for example, for instance, in fact, indeed, in any
event
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