Formal+Diction

Use this checklist to assure you are using **Formal Diction**

1. Avoid using contractions such as ain't, I'm, couldn't etc.

2. Avoid using slang or cliches For example: Needs Improvment- "Ali was sketching out over the thought of her parents turning up unannounced at her dorm room." Improved- "Ali was paranoid over the thought of her parents arriving unannounced at her dorm room."

3. Refrain from using pronouns like "me" and "we"

4. Avoid expressing a characters reactions and thoughts by using the pronoun "you"

5. Write in present tense

6. Use proper punctuation

(essays and other formal pieces of writing are to be written using formal diction) KH