Final Paper: A word of warning, advice, and overview

For the final paper of the year, I want you to write a paper of advice, warning, and overview for the benefit of next year's students. Your paper must start with an introductory paragraph, which must include a three-point thesis, have at least three main paragraphs in the body of the paper, and end with a conclusionary paragraph. Your three-point thesis should focus on advice, warning, and a class overview.

Paper must be 40 lines long, 12 points, 1 inch margins, double spaced. EVERYTHING MUST BE LABELED.

Required Elements: Total 60 points
Adverbs: 10
Adjectives: 10
AAN 2
IIAS 2
IPP 2
Nepp 2
IAC 2
Appos 1
PIP 1
BCC 1
IA 1
complex sentences -no more than 10 (10 points)
"to be" verbs - no more than 10 (10 points)
compound sentences - at least 6 (6 points)


In addition to the Required Elements, students must comply with the following:
1. verb tense: use only present tense
2. transitions: all sentences & paragraphs must logically flow from one idea to another
3. vocabulary: use interesting, original, and colorful vocabulary
4. redundancy: avoid redundancy in sentence structure, vocabulary, etc.
5. WOD: students must include 5 words of the day in their paper,

TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE IS 180, awarded as follows
40 points for length (1 point per line
60 points for required elements
10 points for only using present tense
15 points for clear transitions
15 points for original, interesting vocabulary
10 points for lack of redundancy
20 points for turning in paper on time
10 points for including 5 words of the day


BONUS: 10 bonus points for including an extra 5 words of the day