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EDITING IS ESSENTIAL
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WORD WIZARDSMake sure you were wise when choosing all of your words. Take out all elementary, informal, or vague words and replace them with wise word choices. This can move your paper from ordinary to extraordinary.
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RUN-ON REVISERSRead your essay from the last sentence to the first (Yes, backwards!). Look carefully at each sentence to make sure that you have no fragments or run-ons. If you discover any incorrect sentences, fix them.
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CAPITALIZATION CORRECTORSUsing your capitalization rules, make sure all words that should be capitalized are and all words that should not be capitalized are not.
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Make sure that all verbs are strong and vivid action verbs. Also, make sure that all verbs are written in the present tense since we are discussing literature. Using strong verbs is the easiest way to strengthen your writing.
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Make sure that all dialogue is written with the proper punctuation. Also, make sure that all words taken from the text are in quotation marks and cited correctly -- using parenthetical notation (Hayes page number).
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Follow MLA Format before turning in your Final Copy
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Finally, make any corrections to your work, print a clean copy or send it digitally below, and present your perfect essay to your teacher.
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