WRT 70 Baseline Skills
1. Heading on paper: name, date, period, and assignment
2. Capitalization: Beginning of sentence, “I,” and names.
3. Legible (a person can read it!)
4. Period at the end of sentence
5. Indent first line of a paragraph.
6. Spelling:
(eliminating all contractions during the writing process will help with some of these common
errors.)
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Its (pronoun) ----
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A lot (two words meaning many) ------ allot (to give out a portion)
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They’re (contraction of they are) their (people)
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Hear (with your ears)
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Weather (sunny or rainy?)
it’s (contraction of it is)
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there (place)
here (place)
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whether (alternatives)
7. Word Choice
You – be aware of your audience.
So: replace with: therefore, as a result, finally, consequently, thus, accordingly, due to, in
summary, in short, to sum up, all in all . . .
Get, got, getting – eliminate if possible.
Good when you mean well.