College Papers

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College Papers

• How to format your papers

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Font Choice

• Times New Roman
• Ariel
• Courier
• Write in 12 point size

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Paper Format

• Must be typed
• 3 cm margins all the way around
• Double spaced
• Name/ID number at the top left
• Title centered in the middle of the first line

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• Chana Garrett 123456789
• October 20, 2010
• My Rescued Friend
• When I first brought my cat home from the
  Humane Society she was a mangy, pitiful animal.
  She was so thin that you could count her
  vertebrae just by looking at her. Apparently she
  was declawed by her previous owners, then
  abandoned or lost. Since she couldn't hunt, she
  nearly starved. Not only that, but she had an
  abscess on one hip. The vets at the Humane
  Society had drained it, but it was still scabby
  and without fur. She had a terrible cold, too.
  She was sneezing and sniffling and her meow was
  just a hoarse squeak. And she'd lost half her
  tail somewhere. Instead of tapering gracefully,
  it had a bony knob at the end.

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Paragraphs

• Should be indented 5 spaces (or hit the tab
  button once)

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Formatting

• Do not underline
• Do not bold
• Do not put words in ALL CAPITALS
• Do not italicize unless you are mentioning a
  book, movie, or play
• Do not add any 1superscripted numbers

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Spell check!

• Please use the spell check function!
• There is no reason for any spelling errors
• Chldrn
• Inspirasion
• Firt of all

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Punctuation

• End each sentence with a period.
• Use a space after each period and comma
• Do not use exclamation points!
• Use quotation marks sparingly
• Commas come directly after a word
• Do not use semicolons () to keep sentences going
  on and on

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Correct

• Mrs. Garrett wants her students to learn how to
  use punctuation marks correctly. She hopes this
  lesson will teach them that. In fact, she hopes
  that her students will use punctuation correctly
  from now on. When her students write a paragraph,
  they should know where to put commas. They can
  use semicolons when necessary however, they
  should use them sparingly and correctly. They
  must capitalize the first letter of each sentence
  and they should check their spelling. If they do
  not do this correctly next time, Mrs. Garrett
  will take more points off and they will not pass.

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Incorrect

• Mrs. Garrett wants her students to learn
  how to use punctuasion marks correclty.She hopes
  this lesson will teach them that.
• In fact , she hopes that her students will use
  punctuation corrctly from now on . when her
  students write a paragraph , they should know
  where to put commas .
• They can use semicolons when necessary
  however , they should use them sparingly and
  correctly They must capitalize the firt letter
  of each sentence and they sholud check their
  spelling . if they do not do this , correctly
  next time,mrs. Garrett will take more points
  off and they will not pass .

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Writing numbers

• Write out any number 1 - 10
• One, two, three.
• For 11 and above, you can use numerals.
• Correct
• There are three ways parents most often show
  their love to a child.
• Incorrect
• There are 3 ways parents most often show their
  love to a child.

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Always use complete sentences

• First, understanding.
• This is NOT A SENTENCE!
• First, a parent must understand his child.

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Watch your transitions

• Whats more
• This is not appropriate for academic writing
• Replace with Furthermore or Moreover or What
  is more
• Last but not the least
• This is a cliché, it is overused and it is not
  mature
• Replace with Lastly or Finally
• In a word
• Unless you are following this with just ONE word,
  dont use it!
• Replace with In short or In brief or On the
  whole or In conclusion

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Words to avoid

• Harmony
• Success
• Something
• Daily life
• The society