All papers written by students must include these things inorder to be accepted:

• Written in pencil

• The title should be centered on the page

• Double spaced, including the heading and title

• Write within the red margins on both sides of the page

• An indent on the first sentence of each paragraph

• The first page should include their heading. This is placed in the upper left hand corner and icludes their first and last name, lesson number and date.

• Th paper should be in their best handwriting, illegible writing will be returned to the student as incomplete.

If you would like an example, your students IEW workbook has an example of MLA formating on page 261. Please understand that some of the items do not apply to students as they do not type any of their papers.

This is a comprehensive sheet to help your student determine what items they must include in order to succeed in their writing.

• MLA Format

  • This is the way in which the paper is formatted. More information can be found under the tab "MLA Formating" above.

• The Story Sequence Chart (SSC) or Key Word Outline (KWO)

  • These two items are used for helping students write stories (SSC) and essays (KWO) from previously written papers which they have read in class. Students use these tools as notes to help guide their own writing and to ensure they have included all of the necessary information. These pages are included in their large IEW binder and will be filled out by the student in class.

Dress-Ups

This section will detail the different stylistic techniques that students will use in order to help them learn how to make their writing more meaningful and interesting. Dress-ups will normally require that one of each type be included in each paragraph. Check that weeks SSC or KWO for more information. (This page will be updated over the course of the year to include other dress-ups students have learned).

• -ly Adverb (ly)

  • This is a simple dress-up which will have students add an adverb to their paragraph that ends with an -ly.

    • • • e.x. Beowulf angrily yelled at the dragon.

• • The word "quickly" has been banned for use in IEW class

• Who/Which Clause (w/w)

  • This dress-up can be more challenging, as it requires more than just adding "who" or "which" to a sentence. A who/which clause combines two clauses of the same subject together to add information. "Who" is used in reference to a person (or character) and "which" is used for all other nouns.

• • • ex: Justinian was a great king. Justinian expanded the Byzantine empire. --> Justinian was a great king, who expanded the Byzantine Empire.

    • ex: The desert is very dry. The desert gets little rain throughout the year. --> The desert, which is very dry, gets little rain throughout the year.

• Strong Verb (sv)

  • This dress-up usually has a student replace a weak verb (we ban the use of these words over the course of the year) with a verb that is more descriptive. I will usually allow students who use descriptive verbs to mark them even if they do not replace a weak or banned verb.

• • • ex: She said, "I will not stay silent any longer." --> She exclaimed, "I will not be silent any longer!"

Banned Words: go/went, say/said, see/saw, do/did

• Because Clause (b/c)

  • This clause is fairly easy to use, as it has one clause that makes a statement with the second clause explaining that statement. Students may begin their sentences with "because" if the first clause is separated from the second clause with a comma.

• • • ex: The soldiers were terrified of the Vikings because they were ruthless .

    • ex: Because the Vikings were ruthless, the soldiers were terrified.

• www.asia Clause (w/a)

  • This acronym stands for: "when, where, while, as, if, since, although." Students should choose one of these words to connect one clause to another

• • • ex: When the barbarians sacked Rome, the Roman soldiers withdrew from England.

    • ex: Roman soldiers withdrew from England when the barbarians sacked Rome.