WRITING GUIDE & STYLE SHEET
Teacher & Student Resource for Writing Assignments at SSHS
South Side High School
Writing is an art form, just as much as music, design and the fine arts are. Done well, it can inform, entertain or persuade. It can be a record of one’s life. It can transmit our worth and our values to people unseen and generations unborn. Knowledge we have comes to us from the well-written words of our ancestors. Done well, writing is one of the great tools we have for maximizing our individual potential, for contributing to society and for advancing civilization. Done poorly. . .but why would anyone want to write poorly?
What it is and how to avoid it
Pre-writing to Publishing
Elements and Organization
Thesis Development
MLA Format
APA Format
Formal Style
Tricky Words
Do's and Don'ts
Spelling
Punctuation
Grammar
For Fun
"Owed to a Spell Checker"
Digital Ediquette Video
Text Netiquette
Email Netiquette
Lab Report
Lab Report Instructions
Lab Report Scoring Guide
Eligible Content - Literature Glossary