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Bio-Poem RemindersBio-Poem Reminders
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• IncorrectIncorrect:: Who needs my friends, the Who needs my friends, the mall, and chocolatemall, and chocolate..
• CorrectCorrect:: Who needs my friends, the Who needs my friends, the mall, and chocolatemall, and chocolate
Reminder #1: Do not include end marks at Reminder #1: Do not include end marks at the end of each line. You are writing in the end of each line. You are writing in sentence fragments.sentence fragments.
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Reminder #2: Please write each line as a Reminder #2: Please write each line as a continuous statement. Be sure that there continuous statement. Be sure that there are no colons (:) or dashes (-).are no colons (:) or dashes (-).
• IncorrectIncorrect:: Who would like to see Who would like to see: : myself on myself on the honor roll, the Broadway show the honor roll, the Broadway show WickedWicked, , and a huge supply of new booksand a huge supply of new books
• CorrectCorrect:: Who would like to see myself on Who would like to see myself on the honor roll, the Broadway show the honor roll, the Broadway show WickedWicked, , and a huge supply of new booksand a huge supply of new books
• IncorrectIncorrect:: Sister of Sister of——Andrew and Laura Andrew and Laura HarrisHarris
• CorrectCorrect:: Sister of Andrew and Laura Harris Sister of Andrew and Laura Harris
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Reminder #3: Be consistent with your use of capital Reminder #3: Be consistent with your use of capital letters. letters. Use a capital letter at the beginning of each Use a capital letter at the beginning of each line and for proper nouns.line and for proper nouns. All other words should be All other words should be lower case. lower case.
• IncorrectIncorrect:: energetic, intelligent, energetic, intelligent, athletic, and kind athletic, and kind
• CorrectCorrect:: Energetic, intelligent, Energetic, intelligent, athletic, and kindathletic, and kind
• IncorrectIncorrect:: Lover of Hot dogs, the Lover of Hot dogs, the Eagles, and summer VacationEagles, and summer Vacation
• CorrectCorrect:: Lover of hot dogs, the Lover of hot dogs, the Eagles, and summer vacationEagles, and summer vacation
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Proper nouns should be capitalized!Proper nouns should be capitalized!
Common nouns Common nouns Proper nounsProper nounsGeneral! (No caps)General! (No caps) Specific! (Caps)Specific! (Caps)
• chocolate bars chocolate bars Hershey’s chocolate Hershey’s chocolate barsbars
• potato chipspotato chips Herr’s potato chipsHerr’s potato chips
• pizzapizza Dominick’s pizzaDominick’s pizza
• mallmall Oxford Valley MallOxford Valley Mall
• beachbeach Long Beach IslandLong Beach Island
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Reminder #4: When you list three items in a Reminder #4: When you list three items in a series, be sure to put a comma after the first series, be sure to put a comma after the first two items.two items.___________, ___________, and ______________________, ___________, and ___________
• Incorrect:Incorrect: Who gives help to my parents a patient Who gives help to my parents a patient ear to my friends and careful attention to my ear to my friends and careful attention to my teachersteachers
• CorrectCorrect:: Who gives help to my parents, a patient Who gives help to my parents, a patient ear to my friends, and careful attention to my ear to my friends, and careful attention to my teachersteachers
• Incorrect:Incorrect: Outgoing, friendly, positive and laid-back Outgoing, friendly, positive and laid-back• CorrectCorrect:: Outgoing, friendly, positive, and laid-back Outgoing, friendly, positive, and laid-back