Definition Essay

1. Type your final draft of your essay.
2. Use proper MLA format throughout your essay.
3. Save as a WORD document.
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Pay attention to the following: 

1. Use accurate transitions. Avoid overuse of “Next, Secondly, Thirdly, Finally.”
2. Remember, this is a formal essay do not use abbreviations, slang, contractions, or profanity (unless it is in a direct quote and essential to the point you are trying to present). Abbreviations:  b/t,  w/,   w/out,  &     Contractions:  don’t, can’t, ain’t, won’t , isn’t
3. Avoid clichés, example: pretty as a picture, cute as a button, busy as a bee.  Clichés are basically overused phrases.  They do not contribute to your essay.
4. Choose one tense. If you start your paper with the past tense, continue to use the past tense. Do NOT move back and forth between tenses.
5. Do not use double negatives. Example:  She does not have nothing in her purse.
6. Watch out for fragments and run-on sentences. These are major point deductions.