Feb. 18 class

Dash – (not hyphen) we bought a self-help book

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Dashes are used to set off or emphasize the content enclosed within dashes or the content that follows a dash. Dashes place more emphasis on this content than parentheses.

The movie, a long drama, started early and ended late. – an appositive

The food came after we waited 90 minutes – and it was soggy.

The reason for the change in the schedule – a drastic switch – was because the airplane blew an engine and was going to be put out of service.

The reason for the change in schedule (at the airport) was because of weather delays.

The restaurant server was told, apologetically, that he did not get scheduled for the weekend because his name was overlooked. The server said after working there four years, it stung to be overlooked.

A Congressman said we will be working four-day work weeks in the year 2000. Four days?

Use a dash to set off an appositive phrase that already includes commas. An appositive is a word that adds explanatory or clarifying information to the noun that precedes it.

The cousins—Tina, Todd, and Sam—arrived at the party together

Italics

Underlining and Italics are often used interchangeably. Before word-processing programs were widely available, writers would underline certain words to indicate to publishers to italicize whatever was underlined. Although the general trend has been moving toward italicizing instead of underlining, you should remain consistent with your choice throughout your paper. To be safe, you could check with your teacher to find out which he/she prefers. Italicize the titles of magazines, books, newspapers, academic journals, films, television shows, long poems, plays of three or more acts, operas, musical albums, works of art, websites, and individual trains, planes, or ships.

Time

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

The Metamorphosis of Narcissus by Salvador Dali

Amazon.com

Titanic

Italicize foreign words.

Semper fi, the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps, means "always faithful."

Italicize a word or phrase to add emphasis.

The truth is of utmost concern!

Italicize a word when referring to that word.

The word justice is often misunderstood and therefore misused.

The word restaurant is the one most often misspelled on Google.

 

 

1. Thesis

2. Hook (and title)

3. Two-three clear ideas

4. Clear organization

5. Convincing persuasion

6. Unclear sentences

7. Punctuation

8. Conclusion

9. Citations

10. Works cited