English 101: First-Year Composition--HYBRID Glendale Community ...

page is typed in these exact specifications and it reads easily, leaves room for revising, editing
and general commenting.
Be sure to indent your second paragraph, and third, and fourth and all the rest for the
entire paper. Your body paragraphs should support your thesis and each paragraph should have
its own topic sentence and support. Do not load all your ideas into one paragraph. Pay close
attention to your sentence structure, diction, tone, voice and flow. Vivid description in writing is
very important to keeping your reader interested and connected to your work.
Be sure to have a conclusion and do not start your conclusion with the phrase “In
conclusion”. Such phrasings are boring, obvious, unoriginal and weak. Be assertive and proud
of your opinions and your writing. You are an author.
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