Clovis Municipal Schools      
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CHS Minimum Writing Requirements in ALL Classes

  • A sentence must be a complete thought and must include a subject (s) and a verb (v).

                              (s)      (v)
    NOT – when the door opened
    YES – The fierce Wildcat growled.

 

  • A sentence must begin with a capital letter.

    NOT – when the door opened, the fierce Wildcat growled.
    YES – When the door opened, the fierce Wildcat growled.

 

  • A sentence must end with punctuation that matches the purpose of the sentence.  Use a “.” for a statement or command, a “?” for a question, and an “!” for an emphatic statement.

    NOT – The Wildcat is a courageous animal
    YES – The Wildcat is a courageous animal.
              Is the Wildcat a courageous animal?
              The Wildcat is a fierce, courageous animal!

 

  • A sentence should not start with the word “there.”

    NOT – There were four Wildcats sprinting across the field.
    YES – Four Wildcats sprinted across the field.

 

  • A sentence should use vivid verbs and include descriptive words.

                     
    NOT – Wildcats are the best.
    YES – The fierce, courageous Wildcats annihilate their competitors with their cunning ability to decipher the competition’s weaknesses. 

 
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