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WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE: THE BASICS
"GOOD ESSAY, BAD ESSAY" - Mr. Donn's Resource-Linked Essay Checklist Covering Just About, Literally, Everything
HOW TO WRITE LITERARY ANALYSIS ESSAYS: A Full Explanation, Old-School
HOW TO WRITE A GOOD TITLE:
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HOW TO USE QUOTES IN YOUR WRITING (Basics):
INTEGRATING ("BLENDING") QUOTES (MLA Format):
Integrating Quotes
PUNCTUATING TITLES
PUNCTUATING DIALOGUE AND QUOTES
http://teacherweb.com/CT/ScottsRidgeMS/Jennes/punctuating.pdf
MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION OF TO-DO's and NOT TO-DO's:
To Do and Not To Do.docx
ESSAY PRACTICE AND MODELS:
Model Literary Analysis with parts of essay explanation: "A Hollow Shell"
Self-Editing Exercise (Complete this exercise on your NEXT-to-final draft!)
Neville Writing Rubric Checklist & Marking Exercise.docx
Model Persuasive Essays
http://eslbee.com/persuasion_essays_models.htm
Patterns of Organization for Essays
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/organization.htm
Common MLA Formatting Problems
http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/documents/CommonMLA_problem.pdf