COPS & MLA Proofreading
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English
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10th Grade
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Easy
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Pamela Clark
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9 Slides • 13 Questions
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COPS & MLA Proofreading
Follow the Acronym: COPS
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C = Capitalization
Beginning of sentences
Proper nouns
Titles
"I"
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Multiple Select
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Select
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Capitalizing a Title:
Capitalize the FIRST word
Capitalize the LAST word
Capitalize ALL important words
Do NOT capitalize: a, and, the, to --UNLESS they are the FIRST or LAST word
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Words NOT to capitalize in Titles (Unless they are the First or LAST word)
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Multiple Select
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Multiple Select
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O = Overall Appearance
Indent paragraphs (hit tab)
12 font
Double Spaced
Arial or Times or Times New Roman
Name, Date, Class Period
Give Paper a TITLE
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Multiple Select
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Select
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P = Punctuation
Period at the end of sentences
Quotation marks around the text
Parenthesis around #ed lines from text
Period AFTER the parentheses
Webb states, "Love freely" (10).
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Multiple Select
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S = Spelling
Use Spell Check
Have a peer or teacher proofread
Check Homophones: Their, There, They're
Check Homophones: its, it's
Check Homophones: Your, You're
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Select
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Multiple Select
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COPS & MLA Proofreading
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