MLA format and essay format

space between letters and lines; double spacing

The white space surrounding the content of a page at the top, bottom, left and right sides, defining where a line of text begins and ends; 1 inch

Italicize: title of an epic poem or book length poem, title of a novel, title of a collection of essays, title of an encyclopedia, title the magazine, title of a newspaper. Quotation marks: title of a short poem, title of a short story, title of an essay, title of a short song, title of a chapter in a book, encyclopedia article, title of an article in a magazine, title of an article in a newspaper

in an essay, it explains the concrete detail in greater depth, giving your opinion.

often a quote or statement in an essay

The last sentence in a body paragraph. It is all commentary, does not repeat key words, and gives a finished feeling to the paragraph.

a compelling sentence at the beginning of a story used to get the reader's attention

A form of collaboration in learning in which students work together in editing a piece of writing

at the beginning of the opening paragraph you give a brief summary of the story

what you are supposed to write your essay about

the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)

also known as a scoring guide. It is used as a set of guidelines for evaluating a student's work.

a statement or sentence that states the purpose of a paper or essay

-transition, lead-in, quote Ex: transition(On the other hand), lead-in:(Frankie begged his father to) quote(\"tell...the story about Coo) transitions-For example, In addition Furthermore, moreover, on the other hand, however, therefore, in fact etc.

A sentence, most often appearing at the beginning of a paragraph, that announces the paragraph's idea and often unites it with the work's thesis.

words such as I., we, they, you, not, never, always; words that can be replaced by words of a higher vocabulary