Formatting My Paper

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Formatting My Paper

• For proper academic formatting, your paper must
• be typed
• be in Times New Roman font
• be in 12-point font
• have ALL margins set to 1 inch (Go to the File
  menu gt Page Setup and type 1 into all the
  margin boxes)
• be double-spaced (Do not put too many spaces
  between paragraphs they should only be
  double-spaced)
• not have unnecessary bold, italics, underline,
  etc.

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Title Page

• Click on the icon below to see a sample title
  page with detailed instructions for proper
  formatting.

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Detailed Outline

• Click on the appropriate icon below to see a
  sample
• detailed outline or a template for creating a
  detailed
• outline.

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Sample Essay

• Click the sample to see the proper format for
• Page numbers
• Hook and transition sentences
• Margins
• Spacing
• Title placement
• In-text documentation
• In-text quotations
• Block quotations

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Introduction Paragraph

• Start with a hook (question, quotation, anecdote,
  definition, statistic, etc.).
• Explain your hook.
• Make a universal statement about your topic
  relating to your hook.
• How is your universal statement represented in
  literature?
• How is your universal and literary connection
  represented in the text you are reading?

• Insert your thesis statement.
• For more help, view the PowerPoint Presentation.

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Conclusion Paragraph

• Restate your thesis statement (new words,
  concise).
• Restate your literary connection (new words,
  concise).
• Restate universal connection (new words, with
  detail).
• Explain why topic/your point is important to
  understand.
• So what? Extend discussion of the importance of
  topic.
• Do not use 1st (I, me, us, we, etc.) or 2nd (you,
  etc.) person.

• If it helps, you may initially write using
  phrases like I think or you will discover
  but make sure you REMOVE them from your paper
  BEFORE you turn it in!

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How to Insert a Quotation

• To insert a quotation into your writing, follow
  these steps
• Introduce/Set up your quotation This sentence or
  two might include background information the
  reader needs to know to understand the quotation,
  link your topic to the subject of the quotation,
  or help the quotation flow with your writing
• Insert the quotation using proper in-text or
  block quotation formatting To determine what
  formatting you need to use, see the in-text quote
  or block quote sections
• Explain what the quotation means Use your own
  words to explain the point of the quotation or
  what the quotation means
• Connect the quotation to your topic/thesis
  sentence Explain how this quotation relates to
  your topic sentence (the 1st sentence in this
  body paragraph) or the thesis sentence (the last
  sentence in your introduction paragraph)\

5. Connect the quotation to your analysis
point Explain how this quotation
relates to the major point you are analyzing
in your paper.
This should be the major focus of your writing
and constitute the
largest portion of your paper.

Step 5 is for
advanced writing only.
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In-Text Documentation

• When you insert a quotation into your paper, you
  must cite the source of the quotation. Follow
  this format
• Use the authors last name and the page number(s)
  where you found the quotation in the
  documentation (Wilson 8).

Click the sample to see an example.
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In-Text Quotes

• If your quotation is 4 or less typed lines, use
  the following format
• Quotation Marks go at the beginning and end of
  the quote.
• Flow the quotation into your paper as if it were
  your words.
• Use the authors last name and the page number
  where you found the quotation in the
  documentation (Wilson 8).
• Punctuation goes AFTER documentation (Wilson 24).

Click the sample to see an example.
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Block Quotes

• If your quotation will exceed 4 typed lines, use
  the following format
• Indent all lines of the quotation 10 spaces.
• Double-space the entire quotation.
• No quotation marks unless they are used in the
  text.
• The quotation should look exactly as it looks in
  the text.
• Use the authors last name and the page number
  where you found the quotation in the
  documentation. (Wilson 8)
• Punctuation goes BEFORE the documentation.
  (Wilson 24)

Click the sample to see an example.
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Works Cited Page

• Click on the icon below to view instructions and
  examples of properly-cited resources.

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Plagiarism

• In order to maintain academic honesty, you must
  not only avoid the following types of plagiarism,
  but you must correctly document each source.
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• Without proper documentation, the following
  constitutes plagiarism
•  Copying someone elses work word-for-word
• Changing only a few words of someone elses
  work
• Changing most of the words of someone elses
  work
• Not crediting an idea that is not widely
  accepted as
• common knowledge.

Plagiarism of any nature will result in the
consequences detailed in the student handbook.
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Are You Stuck? Try This!

• Stretch.
• Eat a healthy snack.
• Read your writing aloud to yourself from the
  beginning.
• Ask a friend or family member to read your
  writing to you and tell you what you have said so
  far.

• Talk to your teacher.
• Talk through your topic with a classmate.
• Take a 30 minute break to watch TV, do a chore,
  take a walk, talk on the phone, etc.
• Reread the directions for your paper or look at
  your outline.