1. ALL PARAGRAPHS MUST CONTAIN 8-10 SENTENCES

2. INDENT ALL PARAGRAPHS

3. START EACH SENTENCE IN A PARAGRAPH WITH A DIFFERENT WORD

4. DO NOT USE CONTRACTIONS

5. USE TWO TO THREE TRANSITIONS PER PARAGRAPH (YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE TRANSITION HANDOUT)

6. DO NOT USE ABBREVIATIONS--ALL WORDS SHOULD BE WRITTEN OUT

7. DO NOT USE SYMBOLS

8. DO NOT BEGIN A SENTENCE WITH THE WORD "ALSO"

9. DO NOT BEGIN A SENTENCE WITH THE WORD "NOW"

10. NEVER USE "FIRST OFF" AS A TRANSITION--INSTEAD USE "FIRST OF ALL"

11. DO NOT SKIP LINES BETWEEN PARAGRAPHS

12. DO NOT USE SLANG

13. DO NOT BEGIN A SENTENCE WITH A COORDINATING CONJUNCTION-- AND, BUT, SO…

14. STAY ON TOPIC

15. USE COMPLETE SENTENCES

16. START ALL SENTENCES WITH A CAPITAL LETTER

17. REMEMBER CAPITALIZATION RULES

18. DO NOT CHANGE POINT OF VIEW

19. PAY ATTENTION TO PUNCTUATION--MUST BE CORRECT

20. SPELLING COUNTS! CHECK ALL SPELLING FOR ACCURACY