Compare their backgrounds
DOUGLASS
EMERSON
Compare how they see education
DOUGLASS
EMERSON
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Eliminate these words: you, your, yours, I, me,
my, mine, we, us, our, and ours.
Read the paper backwards (no, not the words in
reverse—the paragraphs. Start with the
conclusion and work to the introduction).
Find a friend to proofread your paper.
Cheque each sent ence fortype-os.
Have a friend read throgh your papr to help check for type-os.
Make sure all your verb agree. (plural OR singular)
Don’t forget to make sure your tenses agreed (past vs. present)
Fix any incomplete sentences that you.
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Does the paper have a thesis statement?
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Is the thesis statement developed and supported?
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Does each paragraph transition into the next paragraph
logically?
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Does the conclusion “tie up the loose ends” by revisiting
the introduction?