Science Cookbook Final Draft Notes

After reading your rough drafts, I noticed some patterns amongst your writings. Here are things you NEED to do/include/fix for your final draft due Tuesday, May 26 by class time.

• When you write...
• avoid subjective observations (i.e. "It tasted good", "I didn't like it")
• watch your tenses - use all present tense; don't switch between past and present
• ensure pronoun agreement - use "we" as if you are cooking with the reader, guiding them through the recipe, explaining the science as you go
• GET SOMEONE TO PROOFREAD YOUR SCIENCE SECTION FOR GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION, SPELLING, AND SO ON
• DO NOT just answer the questions on the blog - those questions are guides to help get you thinking, I don't want to see any "yes" or "no" or anything referring to the questions at all
• Organize your writing so that it is as though you are on a cooking show explaining things as you go along, this makes the most sense and is the easiest to follow
• DO NOT just rewrite the recipe steps in essay form - RESEARCH your ingredients and steps and APPLY your findings to your writing
• Use pictures/diagrams to help the reader visualize the molecules you mention, steps you are explaining, etc.
• The final draft MUST be formatted as an essay (not steps or bullets), typed in 12-point Times New Roman font with 1" margins on the page and single-spaced text
• You need to include your recipe typed in the same format as above (with extra spacing as you see necessary) on one page then your science on a different page