1. Always identify the author and novel in your thesis. Titles of books are in italics.
2. Address the author by last name.
3. Watch your organization. While it is not the only way to organize a paper, thinking of the paper as three points in five sections helps. NOTE: this does not mean 5 paragraphs.
4. Order your paper by order of discussion as dictated by your thesis statement.
5. Plan to have two solid proofs in each body paragraphs.
6. Watch your tense and maintain literary present.
7. Avoid personal pronouns (I, you, our). maintain formal voice.
8. Maintain equal weight with each aspect discussed in your paper. (Do not have one or two lengthy discussions and then have one skimpy one).
9. Remember....12 font and double spaced.
10. Have someone read your paper. Sometimes the writer thinks that something makes perfect sense and the reader can be left confused.
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2. Address the author by last name.
3. Watch your organization. While it is not the only way to organize a paper, thinking of the paper as three points in five sections helps. NOTE: this does not mean 5 paragraphs.
4. Order your paper by order of discussion as dictated by your thesis statement.
5. Plan to have two solid proofs in each body paragraphs.
6. Watch your tense and maintain literary present.
7. Avoid personal pronouns (I, you, our). maintain formal voice.
8. Maintain equal weight with each aspect discussed in your paper. (Do not have one or two lengthy discussions and then have one skimpy one).
9. Remember....12 font and double spaced.
10. Have someone read your paper. Sometimes the writer thinks that something makes perfect sense and the reader can be left confused.