Bio-Poem RemindersBio-Poem Reminders

• IncorrectIncorrect:: Who needs my friends, the Who needs my friends, the mall, and chocolatemall, and chocolate..

• CorrectCorrect:: Who needs my friends, the Who needs my friends, the mall, and chocolatemall, and chocolate

Reminder #1: Do not include end marks at Reminder #1: Do not include end marks at the end of each line. You are writing in the end of each line. You are writing in sentence fragments.sentence fragments.

Reminder #2: Please write each line as a Reminder #2: Please write each line as a continuous statement. Be sure that there continuous statement. Be sure that there are no colons (:) or dashes (-).are no colons (:) or dashes (-).

• IncorrectIncorrect:: Who would like to see Who would like to see: : myself on myself on the honor roll, the Broadway show the honor roll, the Broadway show WickedWicked, , and a huge supply of new booksand a huge supply of new books

• CorrectCorrect:: Who would like to see myself on Who would like to see myself on the honor roll, the Broadway show the honor roll, the Broadway show WickedWicked, , and a huge supply of new booksand a huge supply of new books

• IncorrectIncorrect:: Sister of Sister of——Andrew and Laura Andrew and Laura HarrisHarris

• CorrectCorrect:: Sister of Andrew and Laura Harris Sister of Andrew and Laura Harris

Reminder #3: Be consistent with your use of capital Reminder #3: Be consistent with your use of capital letters. letters. Use a capital letter at the beginning of each Use a capital letter at the beginning of each line and for proper nouns.line and for proper nouns. All other words should be All other words should be lower case. lower case.

• IncorrectIncorrect:: energetic, intelligent, energetic, intelligent, athletic, and kind athletic, and kind

• CorrectCorrect:: Energetic, intelligent, Energetic, intelligent, athletic, and kindathletic, and kind

• IncorrectIncorrect:: Lover of Hot dogs, the Lover of Hot dogs, the Eagles, and summer VacationEagles, and summer Vacation

• CorrectCorrect:: Lover of hot dogs, the Lover of hot dogs, the Eagles, and summer vacationEagles, and summer vacation

Proper nouns should be capitalized!Proper nouns should be capitalized!

Common nouns Common nouns Proper nounsProper nounsGeneral! (No caps)General! (No caps) Specific! (Caps)Specific! (Caps)

• chocolate bars chocolate bars Hershey’s chocolate Hershey’s chocolate barsbars

• potato chipspotato chips Herr’s potato chipsHerr’s potato chips

• pizzapizza Dominick’s pizzaDominick’s pizza

• mallmall Oxford Valley MallOxford Valley Mall

• beachbeach Long Beach IslandLong Beach Island

Reminder #4: When you list three items in a Reminder #4: When you list three items in a series, be sure to put a comma after the first series, be sure to put a comma after the first two items.two items.___________, ___________, and ______________________, ___________, and ___________

• Incorrect:Incorrect: Who gives help to my parents a patient Who gives help to my parents a patient ear to my friends and careful attention to my ear to my friends and careful attention to my teachersteachers

• CorrectCorrect:: Who gives help to my parents, a patient Who gives help to my parents, a patient ear to my friends, and careful attention to my ear to my friends, and careful attention to my teachersteachers

• Incorrect:Incorrect: Outgoing, friendly, positive and laid-back Outgoing, friendly, positive and laid-back• CorrectCorrect:: Outgoing, friendly, positive, and laid-back Outgoing, friendly, positive, and laid-back