Click here for information about when to use a comma before 'and', and when not to. (Leila - this answers the question you had tonight!)
Click here for a good overview of different punctuation marks from the Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)
Topic Sentences = Main idea of your paragraph or composition
Tonight (Sept 20) we touched upon the importance of writing a good topic sentence. Take a look at this presentation for more information about how to develop good topic sentences.
Analyzing Topic Sentences from aimi syazana
Class ideas about good writing: (in-class work on Sept. 18)
Class ideas about good writing: (in-class work on Sept. 18)
- Learn about the structure of writing
- Choose a clear topic
- Know what you want to write about
- Research your topic
- Write in a simple and short manner
- Brainstorm before you start writing
- Correct and proofread your writing before you hand it in
- Look for mistakes and then write a clear, concise summary
- Try not to use the same word throughout your composition
- Use a blog (to practice your writing? I wasn't sure what this meant)
- Maintain consistency in your writing style
- Keep writing what's in your mind (i.e. write in your freewriting journal often?)
- When you are reading, copy it (what does this mean?)
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