For any of you struggling with proofreading your own essays, check out this link with practices that are delineated by type of mechanical issue (quotation marks, subject-verb agreement, and so on).
http://college.cengage.com/english/raimes/universal_keys/1e/students/editing/index.html
While it is easy for most of us to find fault in other writings, it is difficult for us to find fault in our own. Hence, it would behoove you to practice proofreading -- especially your own work -- as we continue through AP Lang. Simple errors such as not using apostrophes or misspelling the author's name can distract readers from the content of the text.
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