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Revising and Editing A College English Essay. English 102 Introduction to Literature. Read your paper aloud as you revise it. Use quotations correctly. Introduce your quotations Complete information Name Claim to authority Comma (,) or colon (:).
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Revising and EditingA College English Essay English 102 Introduction to Literature
Use quotations correctly • Introduce your quotations • Complete information • Name • Claim to authority • Comma (,) or colon (:)
Integrate quotations into your own sentences • Make tenses consistent • Be sure sentences are complete • Clarify pronouns and antecedents • Be sure subject and verb agree
Make editorial changes in quotations correctly • Use ellipses • Use brackets
Punctuate quotations correctly • Double quote marks • Periods and commas inside quote marks • Colons and semicolons outside quote marks • Other punctuation inside quote marks • When quoting a line or part of a line of poetry, make the quote part of your sentence
Other rules of usage • Describe fictional events in present tense • Refer to authors by last name • Underline or italicize words as words
Follow title conventions • Titles shouldn’t be sentences or headlines • “Jackson Has Irony in ‘The Lottery’” • “The Four Stages of Knowledge in Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” • Topic • Author • Title of work
Only capitalize proper nouns • Avoid the vague use of ‘this’ • Beware of confusing duos
Physical format • No cover sheet necessary • Title and name at top • Type paper in double space • Submit paper as a single spaced file • Microsoft Word • Yourlastname1.doc • Keep backups