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o Avoid re-telling the story. You are not writing a summary. o Avoid past tense verbs. Use present tense verbs when referring to what the literature says. o Avoid using “you” or “I believe” or “I think” in your paper. Don’t say “As you can see,” or “My thesis is…” o Avoid procrastinating—don’t wait until the night before the essay is due Avoid plagiarism! Always cite your sources carefully according to MLA format. Quotes should be word-for-word the same as the original, and if you choose to paraphrase ideas from an outside source, you change the wording as much as possible while still retaining the author’s ideas, then be sure to cite the source