1. correct punctuation...check your commas!, apostrophes!, semi-colons, and colons.
2. formatting: margins, paper length, mla.
3. interesting and not robotic: not formulaic, but should be interesting and capture the reader's attention!!!
4. consistency...coherence of your argument...flow, make it all fit together.
5. thesis development: does it make sense and do you prove your argument?
6. citation format: mla
7. editing: spelling, confused words (their, there, they're)
8. grammar: subject-verb agreement, consistent tense, parallelism problems, pronoun agreement, fragment, run-on
9. wordiness...am I concise, to the point, on topic, or do I tend to ramble along aimlessly, making my point with far more words than is necessary; you know what I mean, right?
10. examples and details...use them.
11. remember the 2% bump...oasis
Dr. Schmoll I just wanted to say I had a lot of fun in your class. English has always been my least favorite subject, but you made me want to come to class everyday. Thank for all your help.
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