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