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Chapter Seventeen

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• Is the paper full-sized, 8 1/2 by 11 inches?

• Is it written or typed on only one side of the paper?

• Have you left 1- to 1.5-inch margins all around the paper?

Here’s a quick checklist to use when preparing a paper for an instructor:

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• Have you centered your paper’s title?

• Did you remember not to put quotation marks around it and not to underline it?

• Have you capitalized all the words except for short connecting ones?

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have you:• Used a blue or black pen?• Made all your letters

distinct and legible?• Kept all your capital letters

distinct from small letters?• Double-spaced or used

wide-lined paper?

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• Have you skipped a line between the title and the first line of your paper?

• Have you indented the first line of each paragraph about five spaces from the left-hand margin?

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• If you have hyphenated words, have you broken them only between syllables?

• Have you made sure your pages are in the correct order, numbered and fastened securely?

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• Have you put your name, the date, and other information at the top of the paper (or wherever your instructor has specified?)

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• Did you proofread your paper carefully, correcting or retyping any errors you found?

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• Once you’ve completed this checklist, it’s it’s time to hand in time to hand in your essay!!your essay!!