Class Blog: 2/16/18

Today is Friday the 16th. And the day has come, the senior paper is due. Mr. Rivers started off the class with a checklist. First off, Do you have all your components in your paper? If your paper is in APA make sure you include: Title page, Abstract(~150 words), Literature Review, Synthesis paper, and your References page( Not worked cited). And if you doing MLA: Header, literature review, synthesis paper, and Works cited(don’t forget the s). Make sure that everything is Times New Roman, 12, Double spaced. For when you're reviewing your paper read out loud. It's easier to spot sentence fragments, Run-On sentences, and repetitive words/phrases. Replace all your weak, passive verbs with more active ones. If your wondering how to do your hanging indent follow these simple steps: 1- put your cursor in front of what your indenting, 2-Backspace, enter, tap. Don't have transition words, include transition phrases. The word count is minimum 1200 words for your synthesis paper and the abstract can count towards that count. Its ok to be under by a few but not by 200. Remember to post your paper in Turnitin and turn in your essay BEFORE 11:59. Any latest will be counted as a zero. With the real world connection. When you're in college, you have to write a lot of essays. And some of them you won't have any time in class to do it. So you need to plan ahead. If your the person who waits until the last minute, then you will fail. Time is critical and getting it done early will help decrease your stress level WHICH is key to surviving college. Stress will hurt you. It may help to write your paper with a friend in the same room. So when you have a mental block, that friend can help get you back on track. Remember 11:59 tonight and don't be late.