Handwritten

Heading

• Upper left-hand corner

• Use upper margin of paper (top)

Student’s name

Teacher’s name

Class Subject

Date

Word Processing

Heading

• Upper left-hand corner

• Double space

Student’s name

Teacher’s name

Class Subject

Date

Font

• 12 pt

Numbering Pages

• The page number should appear at the upper right of the page

Numbering Pages

• The page number should appear at the upper right of the page

Spacing & Titles

• Single spaced

• Centered on the top line for title, skip a line, and start writing

• Initial letters of important words should be capitalized in the title

Spacing & Titles

• Double spaced

• Centered with proper capitalization

• Double space down to begin the first paragraph

• Initial letters of important words should be capitalized in the title

Margins

• 1” left margin

• 1” right margin

• Use the margins on the lined paper

Margins

• 1” left margin

• 1” right margin

Indent

• First line of each paragraph

• ½ “ from left margin

Indent

• First line of each paragraph

• ½ “ from left margin

Paper and Ink

·        91/2” x 11” paper

·        Black or blue ink

·        Only one side of a lined piece of paper for final draft (no fringe)

Neatness

• If you must insert, use a caret (Ù)

• If you must delete, use a single line

• More than three carets, deletions, or white-outs on a page, it is time to rewrite

Proofread

• Read aloud to someone, then have someone read aloud to you

• Spelling and punctuation – use of spell check required on all papers word processed

• Verb tense and verb subject agreement – make sure the tense is consistent

• Capitalization – Beginning of all sentences and proper nouns

• Proper hyphenation of words at the end of each line

Research Paper

• Use consistent MLA format for citing work