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(and other info you need to know for formal writing)
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Writing Numbers: When to Write it Out
• Always write out numbers one to nine, including zero
• Always write out the number if it is starting a sentence. – For example, “Twenty-four years after her death,
Jehanne d’Arc was declared innocent”.
Writing Numbers: When to use Figures
• talking about money. – For example, “The meal cost $7.50”.
• using dates.– For example, “Scooby was elected to office on July
14, 2009”.
Let’s Practice!1. Mary Kate went to the mall _____ times this
week and spent _______ on jeans.
2. _________ years ago, texting didn’t even exist!
3. I’ve been on the Rockin’ Roller Coaster _____ times.
three
$178.23
Twelve
36
Dos and Don’ts of Formal Writing: • Do correctly use apostrophes in possessives and
plural possessives -For example: Caesar’s military
• Do capitalize historical events and documents-For example: the Civil War and the Magna Carta
• Do use sophisticated vocabulary and complex sentences
-For example: It is incredulous that the Romans, who consider themselves the most advanced and refined civilization, would partake in such bloody and mindless entertainment.
Dos and Don’ts of Formal Writing:
• Do not use abbreviations or contractions-For example: u can’t write in this manner b/c
it’s not appropriate in formal writing pieces.
• Do not narrate -For example: I will now tell you the reasons why the
Roman Empire collapsed.
• Do not use “I” or “me” unless you are writing from another person’s perspective (like a RAFT). -For example: Imagine you are a wealthy Roman girl writing a letter to your father; explain why you should be able to continue your formal education
A paragraph is _?_ well-written sentences
5 - 8
Quotations
• Short quotes- go inside quotation marks
– For example: “Boston has the highest IQ in the nation” (Bradshaw www.mensa.org/citiesiq).
Quotations•Long quotes- more than four lines or 40+ words
William Shakespeare wrote in Julius Caesar :
Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, it seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come (Shakespeare 117).
indent all lines
skip a line
no quotation marks
Citing Sources
• Every source you use must be in your bibliography
• Use in-text citations for:– quotes– dates– numbers/statistics
Citing Sources: In-text Citations
“Math is the best subject in the world” (McVey www.mommamcvey.com).
Last year, 200 people started following the La La religion (Smyth 52).
Seventy-five percent of the population say social studies is their favorite class (Rogers www.socialstudiespoll.com).
Snoopy was born on December 3, 2004 (McGann 25).
Bibliography
• Alphabetical order according to author’s last name (if no author is given, use the title for alphabetizing)
• use hanging indents
• if no author is given, write “Anonymous”
BibliographyDagg, Anne. “Giraffes.” World Book Encyclopedia. 2008.
Smith, John. “Polar Bears.” Sea World Education Department. 2002. http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Pbears.
Verne, J. Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. New York: Imaginary Publishing, 1880.
Anonymous. “Water Animals.” Sea Creatures Encyclopedia. 2011.
Hanging indent
no author given
ABC order
Let’s Practice!
What’s Wrong Here?!? worksheet
(Encyclopedia)Author: noneArticle title: Hamsters in the
NewsEncyclopedia BritannicaJuly 25, 2014
(Book)Title: How to Care for Your
HamsterAuthor: noneCity of publication: New YorkPublisher: Bronx Zoo PublishingCopyright: 2010
(Website)Title: Alvin, King of All Hamstershttp://www.hamsters.comDate: 2004-2011Date accessed: March 20, 2011Author: Peter Brady
(Book)Title: The Book of HamstersCity of publication: ChicagoPublisher: World BooksCopyright 2009Author: Judy Jetson
Bibliography
Brady, Peter. “Alvin, King of All Hamsters.” Hamsters. 2011. http://www.hamsters.com. March 20, 2011.
Anonymous. “Hamsters in the News.” Encyclopedia Britannica. July 25, 2014.
Anonymous. How to Care for Your Hamster. New York: Bronx Zoo Publishing, 2010.
Jetson, Judy. The Book of Hamsters. Chicago: World Books, 2009.