How I grade your WODPretend you are grading with me, and fix your own errors.

Step #1: Basic Conventions etc.• Needs correct grammar, word choice, sentence fluency• On your paper: Fix any convention errors

Step #2: Evidence, Evidence, Evidence!• Should have 2 pieces of evidence in each body paragraph. • On your own paper: Highlight ALL of your evidence. • Every. Single. Fact.• No matter how it is cited or formatted.

Step #3: Lead ins

• A sentence can NOT just be a quote• Bad example: At the age of five or 6 children have trouble distinguishing fantasy from

reality” (O’Sullivan). • Use the word wall for power verbs• Make sure it flows as a full sentence. • NO: Advertisements are bad, “At the age of five or 6 children have trouble

distinguishing fantasy from reality (O’Sullivan). • Yes: O’Sullivan argues that advertisements harm our children when he found that, “At

the age of five or 6 children have trouble distinguishing fantasy from reality.”

• On your paper: circle where you need a lead in but do not have one

Step #4: Citation Format• All of your facts should have citations• In-text citation

• Example: A lead in including the author or title of the article, “interesting quote.”• According to the chart, “To what extent do you trust the following forms of advertising?” 92% of

consumers trust recommendations from people they know. OR

• Parenthetical citation• A lead in phrase using a power verb from the word wall, “Quote word for word from the source”

(Author Last name OR “Title”). • Example: A study found that 92% of consumers trust recommendations from people they know

(“To what extent do you trust the following forms of advertising?”).

• NO: • Source A, B etc.

• Use the citations from the front page of the packet!• On your paper: fix your citations

Step #5: Essay format• 4 paragraphs total• 8 sentences in each paragraph

• On your paper: Write the number of paragraphs you have at the top• On your paper: Write the number of sentences you have in each paragraph in the

left margin.

Step #6: Body Paragraphs SEE sets• Topic Sentence• SEE Set (3)• SEE Set (3)• Conclusion Sentence

• On your paper in the left margin: Have more or less than 8 sentences? Write down what type of sentences you are missing or have too much of.• IE: Missing 1 evidence

Step #7: Introduction• Attention grabber• NO!

• Have you ever wondered…?• Did you know…?• Advertisements are everywhere• Lots of people see advertisements

• Background• Lead up to if your thesis is going to support advertisements or not

• Thesis• Effect• Two reasons

• On your paper: Re-write your attention grabber and thesis (if necessary)

Step #8: Title• Creative!• NO: • WOD• Advertisements • Advertisements are Good • The effects of advertisements

• On your paper: if you have any of the above simple titles, re-write it

Step #9: First person • No I, me, us, our, we

• On your paper: Cross out any first person words

Step #10: Contractions • No contractions• Can’t, won’t, don’t etc.• Don’t = do not

• On your paper: Change any contractions to proper format

Bonus Step: MLA• Always: • Header• Heading

• On timed (in class) essays:• *Not double spaced!*• On untimed (take home) essays: • Times New Roman• 12 point font• Double Spaced• 1” margins

• On your paper: fix/add your header/heading

Homework: • Re-write ONE body paragraph• 8 sentences