Most Common #26 Mistakes.

Dont make these.

1. Redundancy. Mentioning over and over and over again, in every sentence, the name
of the author, or the controlling idea. ou dont !ant si" sentences !ith the !ord insight
in it. #r si" sentences !ith the !ord Maya $ngelou in it. %&'() *+, &$M, -#RD
*-# #R *+R,, *'M,& '( $ &,(*,(C,.
,". *his /uote sho!s insight 0ecause the characters have ne! insight.
2. %sing a literal or su1erficial inter1retation for your analysis that 2ust re1eats the /uote,
almost !ord for !ord 0ut tells us nothing.
,". 3angston +ughes states, 4#r does it dry u1 like a raisin in the sun5 6line 789:. *his
/uote sho!s that the author means a dream dries u1 like a raisin in the sun.
7. (ot formatting /uotes 1ro1erly, or not using them at all in your evidence. ;orgetting
line #s in 1arenthesis. <utting dou0le /uotation marks on /uotes !ithin a /uote. #%R
,='D,(C, &,(*,(C, M%&* $3-$& C#(*$'( $ >%#*,.
9. (ot follo!ing the format. M , $ , $ 3. *aking three sentences to e"1lain your
analysis, instead of one.

?. Choosing /uotes and analysis that have nothing to do !ith the controlling idea, so
your 1aragra1h has no through line.
6. Confusing the $%*+#R !ith the C+$R$C*,R&.
Ridl states, 4+e does not !ant to 1lay !ith his ragged lion.5 *his /uote sho!s that the
author is content !ith getting old.
6(o, the /uote sho!s that the C+$R$C*,R, !ho is a dog, is content, not the $%*+#R.
@e very clear !ho you are talking a0out in each sentence.
A. *he ending 63ink: sentence 2ust restates the Main 'dea, almost !ord for !ord. 't
doesnt sho! that you have learned anything 0y the end of reading these t!o 1assages.