Follow these guidelines for compositions that I take up for a major grade. You would be smart to create a template on your computer for all Language Arts essay that already has the heading (except for the date) and format you need for your essays.
• Type a heading in the upper left corner of the first page, including your name, your teacher's name, the name of the course, and the date.
Joe Smith
Ms. Bateman
5 th GLA
September 5, 2006
• Center and type the title of the paper. Use standard capitalization rules. Space once between the title and the body of the paper. Do not underline the title.
• Double-space the entire paper. (If you must write your paper by hand, skip lines. Do not leave an extra space between paragraphs.)
• For multi-paged papers, number all pages in the upper right-hand corner. (Using the header function of your word processor, indicate your last name and page number, beginning on page 1.)
• Write or print on only one side of the paper.
• Use blue or black ink on lined, loose-leaf notebook paper if you are handwriting your paper.
• Edit your papers carefully. Rules concerning Standard English apply to all assignments.
• Take pride in the overall appearance of your paper; my first impression of your paper should be that it is an essay!
